"Home Front is Hannah's crowning achievement."--The Huffington
Post
In this powerhouse of a novel, Kristin Hannah explores the intimate
landscape of a troubled marriage with this provocative and timely
portrait of a husband and wife, in love and at war.
All marriages have a breaking point. All families have wounds. All wars
have a cost. . . .
Like many couples, Michael and Jolene Zarkades have to face the
pressures of everyday life--children, careers, bills, chores--even as
their twelve-year marriage is falling apart. Then a deployment sends
Jolene deep into harm's way and leaves defense attorney Michael at home,
unaccustomed to being a single parent to their two girls. As a mother,
it agonizes Jolene to leave her family, but as a solider, she has always
understood the true meaning of duty. In her letters home, she paints a
rose-colored version of her life on the front lines, shielding her
family from the truth. But war will change Jolene in ways that none of
them could have foreseen. When tragedy strikes, Michael must face his
darkest fear and fight a battle of his own--for everything that matters
to his family.
At once a profoundly honest look at modern marriage and a dramatic
exploration of the toll war takes on an ordinary American family, Home
Front is a story of love, loss, heroism, honor, and ultimately, hope.
"Hannah has written a remarkable tale of duty, love, strength, and hope
that is at times poignant and always thoroughly captivating and
relevant." --Library Journal (starred review)
