Home Front

By Kristin Hannah

Home Front - Kristin Hannah
  • Release Date: 2012-01-31
  • Genre: Fiction & Literature
Score: 4.5
4.5
From 2,091 Ratings

Description

"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)

Reviews

  • Great read!!

    5
    By Redalmartin
    I don’t really like to write reviews but I had to about this book. I love to read but I have never experienced the emotions that this book brought out of me! I even found myself talking to the characters! lol. Absolutely loved this book!!
  • read it!!

    5
    By Tami Nantz
    What a beautiful, beautiful reminder that freedom is not free.
  • From an Army Vietnam brat

    5
    By Techy1973
    How awesome to read this journey to completion-to know you can not only survive but champion a new life after persevering through many challenges! Enjoy each moment of crying through this process and praying for all our military families!
  • Superb

    5
    By guerosdad
    PTSD is for real. It was painted beautifully.
  • Home front

    5
    By Dedra Grizzard
    Excellent
  • What an incredible, moving story

    5
    By weimaranermama
    I read a lot - at least a couple books a week. I honestly cannot remember the last time I read a book that moved me the way this one has. The relationships in this story were so beautifully fleshed out and described that this will stay with me as one of my favorite reads along with another of her books, The Winter Garden. Bravo!
  • SIMPLY AN OUTSTANDING AUTHOR

    5
    By AWGOHF
    This book will grab your heart and won’t let go until the last word.
  • Beautifully written.

    5
    By Mo6798
    There are only two books that have ever made me cry. This was one of them. It’s a story of hope.
  • Home Front

    5
    By IN member
    I loved the way that Kristin Hannah captured my heart and made it one with Jolene’s. I have not cried this much in a very long time. Even though my life has not included loss of the sort that Jolene experienced, I felt that loss sincerely. The story is believable and worth your time and tears!
  • Slow Start but a heartfelt story that pulls you in to the last page.

    4
    By disappointedbyagame6877
    This was a difficult book to read being a military mom of three soldiers. It started off tedious but I found myself becoming very invested in the characters and their story. Kristen Hannah has a passionate dedication to her stories that truly shines in her ability to create an intimacy between her readers and the characters. She artfully sheds light on important topics without taking a hardline stance so it’s something you can read without the stain of political ideology that too often finds its way into many of the contemporary stores available today. Worthy read.