Refugee: Rolf must put the war's carnage behind him and learn to love again - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1540101452 ISBN 13: 9781540101457

Synopsis

A sensitive, emotional-driven tale by and an excellent writer - said Enas Book Review.Stands out and stays with you long after you've done reading - said Book Tweet.Story of survival and healing in the land of the enemy - said crime writer Peter MulraneyWW2 changed the world, but most of all, it changed Rolf, Bill, and Elaine who were victims of the carnage.Somehow they had to learn to love again when they came home. In this gripping family saga, we see redemption as wounded soldiers survived the war.The men who returned from war were scarred. Their physical wounds healed, but their mental scars remained. The women who were left behind without their loved ones had to learn to cope with a life without their men. WW2 dramatically affected the lives of German soldier Rolf Krieger after his family is wiped out at the nightmare in Dresden. Australian soldier Bill Kelly returns home wounded and racked with disease. Bill's sister Elaine Forman lost her husband in New Guinea. They all met after the war and tried to get on with their lives, but memories of the trauma they suffered came back and haunted them. The past intruded into the present as if the war had never ended. Rolf married Bill's sister after a torrid love affair, but soon after he discovered the devastating truth about Bill’s war record. The consequences placed the two men's lives in jeopardy. Danger threatened families, marriages, friendships, and relationships

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Review

Refugee is a moving, stunning piece of literature that enthralled, entertained and enchanted me from the very first page. Aimee Anne.

What I liked most about this book was that as I read it, I got so engrossed in it that I felt like I was a silent character who was following the protagonist everywhere. Rosemary Oko

Reece Pocock creates a fine study of how ordinary people are swept along by political and military events over which they have no control, but which continue to colour their daily lives. Boris of Adelaide.

About the Author

Reece had about sixty articles published in, TheCheers online magazine. This website also published twelve of Reece's short stories. Two short stories, The Girl in the Red Beret, and What a Dirty Little Town was included in an anthology-The Killing Words-published by Crime-writers SA. Reece won the City of Burnside Library crime short story contest, with his story, The Girl in the Red Beret. His screenplay, The Soldiers, adapted from his novel of the same name, was highly commended in the Di Cranston award administered by the Fellowship of Australian Writers. His Play, 'Awake to Murder' won first prize and was read by Wild-screen in the US. The Ned Kelly writing award long listed, Murder on Display and The Politics of Murder. Reece's first crime novel, Murder on Display, was published by Custom Book Publications in November 2012 and his second novel the Politics of Murder was published by the same publisher in September 2014. He has self-published Evil in the City, a book of crime short stories, Love and War, war-related short stories, Refugee a historical fiction novel. Melissa Lane, girl detective a children's story about missing lunch money, Sarah Loves ice cream a children's story about a girl's obsession with ice cream, How to achieve High Self-esteem, a self-improvement book. He also writes articles, mainly for business. Reece Pocock loves to read and after many years discovered he could write. He has published crime, children, history, short stories. He has also written screenplays and plays receiving an award for a screenplay. He lives with his wife and enjoys his family especially his three beautiful granddaughters. Facebook - http: //on.fb.me/1syhHTw Website http: //bit.ly/1Aq8npr Google + http: //bit.ly/IMptsK Twitter https: //twitter.com/ReecePocock Linkedin https: //www.linkedin.com/in/reece-pocock-11a39219/

Edition details

• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1540101452
• ISBN 13: 9781540101457
• Binding: Paperback