Home Front by Kristin Hannah - Audio Version

 Home Front 

by Kristin Hannah

Audio Version

I have seen the name Kristin Hannah around many times. 

Her covers are often interesting and well done. I have just 

never followed through with the reading. I don't know what

made me do it this time. But I so glad I did. 

What a story!!

I am no expert. I have not known many military people

in my life. I volunteered at my local USO for a couple 

years and loved it. The people! They are amazing! 

Every one with a different story. 

And different perspective. 

I found that same thing in this story. The people and

perspectives are real. You just feel it all. You cannot help it!

I don't know how we keep finding these brave, amazing,

brilliant, generous patriots. Willing to sign on that dotted

line. They have no way of knowing where it will lead. 

Yet, they line up, sign on the line, take the oath, 

swear to it. Leave their family. Leave their lives. 

They have no way of knowing where it will go, what 

will be asked of them. 

We all need to remember. As we get our kids off to school. 

Go to our jobs. Run into the grocery store. Call to make an

appointment at the doctors office. Open the fridge to get 

out what is needed to make dinner. Throw a load of clothes

in the washer. Lay down safe in our home for a nights sleep. 

We must remember how many are not doing any of these

things. Home Front reminded me to be so thankful every

day. When I say my prayers, to add them. All of them. 

The narration is spot on. Maggi-Meg Reed, also new for me.

I highly recommended Home Front whether you read a

book book or listen. 

I borrowed a copy from my library to listen to. 

Review by Lisa Hutson

Homefront by Jessica Scott

Homefront

by Jessica Scott

Gale and Melanie married and became parents very young.
Gale is a military man. The military has always come first.
It was up to Melanie to raise their daughter, Jamie. She had
to figure it all out on her own. When Melanie has had enough,
they get a divorce. And now, years later, Gale is stationed
close to Jamie & Melanie. He has realized how much he
missed. What he gave up. The many things he can never
be a part of. Now comes the hard part. Trying to make a 
place for himself in the family. Little does he know, his
timing could not be more perfect.

"Let's pretend we just met."
"Gale, that's silly."
His hands tightened around hers. "Just hear
me out." She stilled beneath his touch. "Look, a
lot has changed. With you, with me. With Jamie.
But after the other night, I realized I was the
interloper. And that you were right. That I'd
waltzed right into your life and expected
everything to kind of fall into place because I
wanted it to." He looked down at their hands.
"That's not fair to you and everything you've
gone through. You've done a hell of a job with
Jamie, Mel." A slide of his thumb over her hand.
"But I want to get to know you again. I knew the
girl who used to jump into the quarry with me."
He cleared his throat. "I want to get to know
who you are now."

As always, with Jessica Scott, the characters are dimensional
and human. Not perfect. They struggle and they are faulty.
But her writing is always hopeful. The stories are deep and
emotional. I continue to look forward to the next book
coming from her.

Homefront is highly recommended reading.
I got an ARC from NetGalley. Simply because
I could not wait to read it!
My personal copy has been purchased.
Review by Lisa Hutson