My War with Hemingway
Zach, a young veteran, contemplates suicide after a horrific tour in Afghanistan
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Book Summary
My War with Hemingway
Zach, a young veteran, contemplates suicide after a horrific tour in Afghanistan when Ernest Hemingway appears and stops him. He enrolls in college where he falls in love with Jessica, a young woman from a wealthy family. Her love stabilizes him, and Hemingway’s appearances become less frequent, until she doesn’t return to school after break. He confronts her father who tells him he is not to see her again. Alone, haunted by the wars, and with his friend Hemingway pestering him, he descends into alcoholism. Teaming up with one of Zach’s army buddies, and in defiance of her parents, Jessica searches for him. But will they find him in time to save his life? And is her love enough to help him find redemption?
What readers say about the book🧐
A friend recommended this book to me. I wasn't sure it was my kind of read -PTSD and war. But I was almost immediately sucked into the story of a damaged young man who converses with Hemingway at the most critical moments of his life. That could sound odd, but the dialogue of the conversations rang so true to everything I have read about this author that they became my favorite part of the book. James Charles writes in a style not unlike Hemingway - straightforward and devoid of flowery descriptions. Whether it is his norm or a style adopted for this book only, it was very successful here. I literally had trouble setting this novel aside to do ordinary things like eat and sleep! Of course, the flashbacks to Afghanistan are vivid and difficult to bear, but the deep friendships among the marines gave the reader an element of humanity to cling to. And in the end, this is a sweet love story. The conclusion was fairly simple, but by then I was so involved in these fictional lives, I was ready for a "happily ever after".
J Pardau
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About the Author
James Charles
James Charles is a U.S. Army Veteran and served in The Middle East, Honduras, Europe and the United States. He retired as an administrator with the Los Angeles Unified School District and now lives in Hawaii.
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Zach, a young veteran, contemplates suicide after a horrific tour in Afghanistan