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From the author of The Curiosity comes a thrilling, heart-wrenching new adventure that is at once a tantalizing wartime mystery and a moving tale of living, loving and dying
Deborah Birch is a seasoned hospice nurse who never gives up not with her patients, not in her life. But her skills and experience are fully tested by the condition her husband, Michael, is in when he returns from his third deployment in Iraq: haunted by nightmares, anxiety and rage that has left him cold and withdrawn. Grateful that he is home at last, Deborah is determined to heal Michael and restore their loving, passionate marriage.
But Michael is not her only challenge. Her primary patient is Barclay Reed, a retired history professor and fierce curmudgeon. An expert on the Pacific Theatre in World War II, he has terminal kidney cancer, as well as ghosts from his past which include the academic scandal that ended his career.
Barclay’s last wish is for Deborah to read to him from his final, unfinished book--a little-known story from World War II that may hold the key to helping Michael conquer his demons. Together, nurse and patient and soldier embark on an unforgettable emotional journey that transforms them all, offering astonishing insights into life and death, suffering and finding peace.
Told with piercing empathy and heartbreaking realism, The Hummingbird is a masterful story of marital commitment, service to country, the battles we fight for those we love, learning to let go and finding absolution through wisdom and acceptance.
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“This many-faceted, thought-provoking story prompts soul-searching about life, war, and death.” (Booklist)
“Remarkably touching, insightful and timely.... Bridges several powerful stories of life and death that explore the cost of courage and the true meaning of heroism... Illuminating, uplifting and ultimately redemptive.” (RT Book Reviews (4.5 stars))
“Thought provoking.” (Library Journal)
“Stephen Kiernan writes with surefooted mastery and patience....What thrilled me about The Hummingbird is that I learned again that sometimes an unbridgeable chasm can be crossed by a leap of the imagination.” (Peter Heller, author of The Dog Stars and The Painter)
“Poignantly depicts the brevity of life, the significance of each moment, the impact we have on one another. It is a novel that shares its unexpected gifts and teaches us that surrender is a part of love, and that giving away our weapons is the first step to peace.” (Mary Morris, author of The Jazz Palace)
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“Remarkably touching, insightful and timely.... Bridges several powerful stories of life and death that explore the cost of courage and the true meaning of heroism... Illuminating, uplifting and ultimately redemptive.” (RT Book Reviews (4.5 stars))
“Thought provoking.” (Library Journal)
“Stephen Kiernan writes with surefooted mastery and patience....What thrilled me about The Hummingbird is that I learned again that sometimes an unbridgeable chasm can be crossed by a leap of the imagination.” (Peter Heller, author of The Dog Stars and The Painter)
“Poignantly depicts the brevity of life, the significance of each moment, the impact we have on one another. It is a novel that shares its unexpected gifts and teaches us that surrender is a part of love, and that giving away our weapons is the first step to peace.” (Mary Morris, author of The Jazz Palace)
STEPHEN P. KIERNAN’s universally acclaimed debut novel, The Curiosity, was an Indie Next Pick; was named a “Top Summer Read” in the Los Angeles Times, Parade magazine, and Good Housekeeping, among others; and is in development for film adaptation. He is a graduate of John Hopkins University and the University of Iowa Writers’ Workshop. Over twenty years as a journalist he won numerous awards, including the Brechner Center’s Freedom of Information Award, the Scripps Howard Award for Distinguished Service to the First Amendment and the George Polk Award. He is also the author of two non-fiction books. He lives in Vermont with his two sons.
Web: www.stephenpkiernan.com
Facebook: /StephenPKiernan
Twitter: @StephenPKiernan
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- EditoreHarper Perennial
- Data di pubblicazione2016
- ISBN 10 1443438871
- ISBN 13 9781443438872
- RilegaturaCopertina flessibile
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