Last Salute
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Last Salute
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Narrated by:
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Maxine Mitchell
Summary
From the author of The Campaign and No Rules of Engagement...
Pamela Wright will never forgive her sister for dying in the Afghanistan war or the army for Laura's death or anyone else for making it okay for Laura to go halfway around the world to fight for reasons Pam has never fathomed. Numb with grief, she buries her sister but not her rage. Among the mourners is Trish Tomlinson, who loved Laura long ago and has found the news of Laura's death sharply painful. She remembers Pam as an unwelcome third wheel but now finds comfort in the company of the young medical resident and in the details of Laura's journal that Pam shares.
Brought together by grief, something more grows. Guilt and anger cloud their feelings and jeopardize any chance at a future. How can love blossom in the shadow of death?
©2013 Tracey Richardson (P)2014 Audible Inc.excellent book
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Left me feeling melancholy!
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Found it an easy read.
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Although fundamentally a story about finding love, this is no lightweight romance but deals thoughtfully with difficult themes. The personal sadness, about loss, at the core of the novel would have been sweetned by the positive ending when the book was written. Sadly though, in August 2021, when I listened to this audiobook the story has been overtaken by the heartbreaking events in Afghanistan as the dreaded Taliban take back control of the country.
It is now impossible not to listen without a deep sadness for every allied veteran who has fought the Taliban, or in the war against terror, and though the price of their sacrifice lmore bearable because of improvements to the lives of ordinary Afghani people, especially women, girls and those from minority groups. That these veterans now feel a terrible betrayal that their own, their comrades and their families sacrifices have been for nothing and the people they thought they were helping are being abandoned to fear and suffering due to political expediency, throws a pall of heartbreak over this tale that the author could never have foreseen.
Do not be put off by the serious nature of this book. It is a very worthwhile listen that raises important but difficult issues. Not least among these are love not hate, that we can all be courageous and that we must not forget the veterans who are asked to fight on our behalf. This is a book that I will never forget.
I very much hope that Audible will produce more audobooks written by Tracey Richardson and narrated by Maxine Mitchell.
A wonderful story, so timely again in August 2021
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AN EMOTIONAL JOURNEY
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