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Kristin Hannah

Hardcover | Pages: 390 pages

Rating: 4.12 | 56927 Users | 5765 Reviews

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Title	:	Home Front
Author	:	Kristin Hannah
Book Format	:	Hardcover
Book Edition	:	Special Edition
Pages	:	Pages: 390 pages
Published	:	January 31st 2012 by St. Martin's Press
Categories	:	Fiction. Womens Fiction. Chick Lit. Romance. Contemporary. Audiobook. War. Adult

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"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)

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Original Title:	Home Front
ISBN:	0312577206 (ISBN13: 9780312577209)
Edition Language:	English
Characters:	Jolene Zarkades, Michael Zarkades
Literary Awards:	Goodreads Choice Award Nominee for Fiction (2012)

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Ratings: 4.12 From 56927 Users | 5765 Reviews

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Heavy handed, sophomoric and sappy! Those were my feelings just in the first 40 pages of this novel. And, the names, OMG, the names!! Joline, Betsy, Lulu, Sienna, Zoe, Tami??? Each on their own, just fine -- but all in one book? Just too much sugar, thank you.I found Michael, the military spouse, to be extremely unlikable from the first "This war is stupid and I don't support you," moment. Especially considering the fact that Jolene was an army reservist before they even started dating; did he

This book affected me in a very deep way. I have not cried this much in months (a year?). This book reminds me of how lucky I am to live where I live with my small hardships and my small sacrifices. I am so thankful for those who have given their fellow Americans so much by taking on large hardships and enduring large sacrifices. I strive to be worthy. I give this book my highest recommendation.

I'm not even going to rate this one because I only got to 36% before I moved on to bigger and better books. One lady in the book club assured me that she was crying and sobbing in the end.This book was just so boring for me. I couldn't relate to the characters at all. Jolene was such a push-over in every aspect of her life. If her husband was bothering her, she would sometimes say something and then drop it. If her daughter was acting like a total bitch, as she was for the majority of what I

I really didn't care for Home Front. I did though like the idea behind the story.As the novel unfolds, we meet Joleen, the product of two alcoholic parents, now a supposedly strong and independant woman who flies helicopters for the National Guard. She is married to a successful lawyer named Michael who seems to be logging more hours at the office than at home, and is getting pulled into defending a former US Marine accused of killing his wife. Joleen and Michael have a teenage daughter who is

I think I'm done with Kristin Hannah. I used to see her books as great chick-y reading: marital ups and downs, personal crises, kids in trouble yada yada yada. But the last couple have been major disappointments. I don't think it's Hannah's writing or plotting. I think it's me.As I was reading, I felt continuously yanked around by the author's Big Important Points: Military families must do their duty, even when one spouse is inclined to be liberal. Spouses must face their interpersonal problems

Heavy handed, sophomoric and sappy! Those were my feelings just in the first 40 pages of this novel. And, the names, OMG, the names!! Joline, Betsy, Lulu, Sienna, Zoe, Tami??? Each on their own, just fine -- but all in one book? Just too much sugar, thank you.I found Michael, the military spouse, to be extremely unlikable from the first "This war is stupid and I don't support you," moment. Especially considering the fact that Jolene was an army reservist before they even started dating; did he

I am a female veteran, having served in the 80's and 90's. I didn't agree with the author's portrayal of female soldiers as a novelty. We've been around a long time now and have integrated ourselves into the military without being freaks any more. Likewise, in 2007, the nation was highly supportive of its military heroes (and rightfully so). I don't think parents and kids would have taunted and teased a child just because her mother was in the military. Speaking of children, I tend to disagree