{"product_id":"book-2eju","title":"The Futility of Loving a Soldier","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"This is an outstanding collection of stories about veterans of wars. WW I, Nam, WW II, Desert Storm and more. All of them will tug at your heart and make you realize that some vets never get over the traumatic events of war (or their service).\" ~ \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eSerenity, Chief Petty Officer, USN (Ret.)\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe stories in this collection explore the physical and psychological effects of combat, both on those who serve and those back home. Told from the points of view of spouses and children as well as the soldiers themselves, the stories tackle eleven different scenarios spanning five American wars. Guilt and acceptance, despair and hope, selfishness and sacrifice, and above all, love, blend together as characters come to realize maybe their feelings aren't futile after all.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEleven Stories of What It Means to Love a Soldier, including:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA girlfriend explains why she knew her boyfriend wouldn't come back from the front.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA stranger reminds a veteran what matters in life.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA wife struggles to trust her husband with their baby after he returns from deployment.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOld friends search for a way to reclaim the dreams and plans of their childhood.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA woman haunted by her experiences finds an unlikely ally.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOne man's enlistment creates ripple effects for generations as four sons seek to make sense of what they and their fathers are fighting for.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e~~~\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEVOLVED PUBLISHING PRESENTS\u003c\/strong\u003e a collection of interconnected short stories, focused on the difficulties of maintaining relationships with troubled soldiers who've returned from war, from the author of the literary\/women's fiction novel \u003cem\u003eYours to Keep or Throw Aside\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"This anthology of short stories packs a powerful punch. The theme centers on how some soldiers can fail to adjust to their homecomings.\" ~ \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eM. R. Davidsaver\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"INAudio","offers":[{"title":"Audiobook","offer_id":67722242097456,"sku":"BD2eju","price":6.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0879\/2784\/9264\/files\/2eju-Square-cover.png?v=1788405906","url":"https:\/\/downpour.com\/products\/book-2eju","provider":"Downpour","version":"1.0","type":"link"}