Beneath the Wall

Synopsis

Hidden Beneath The Wall, A Journal. With The Answers To Everything. First A Mystery Guest Shows Up At The Funeral For Jesse Parker's Mother, Julianne. Then A Hidden Box Reveals Papers That Claim Jesse's Brothers Were Adopted. All It Takes Is One More Surprise Discovery For The Real Truth Of Julianne's Life To Be Brought To Light. Hidden From Julianne's Children Is A Journal Containing The Deeply Personal Story Of Her Time As A Combat War Journalist In Vietnam. Mixed Among Her Tale Of The Bombardment Of War And Harsh Reality Of Being The Only Female Amongst Camp Dakota's Troop Of Marines, Is The History Of Julianne's Relationship With Sergeant Mack Roberts, The Son Of A Wwii Sailor And Japanese Woman. Both Mack And Julianne Are Outsiders In A Sense-bound Together By Love, And Torn Apart By War. Yet The Secrets That Follow In The Pages Of His Mother's Journal Show Far More Than An Average Love Story As Jesse Learns How Twisted Fates Can Become, And How A Selfless Attempt To Give Him And His Siblings The Most Normal Lives Possible Will Turn Everything They've Ever Believed About Themselves On End. Reviews And Other Information: Beneath The Wall Is The Impressive Debut Novel Of Eryn Laplant.laplant Paints Us An Entire Picture - The Ugliness And Heartbreak Of War Along With The Deep Emotional Bonds That The People Living In This Hell Require In Order To Survive It.her Characters Julianne And Mack Are Fully Drawn People And I'm Most Impressed With Her Ability To Pick Me Up And Place Me In The Setting; Her Descriptions Are So Wonderful.count On Some Tears, Some Laughter And A Lot Of Cheering For This Man And Woman To Fight Through The Many Challenges Of Their Difficult Lives To Find Their Own Happy Ending. Epic Award Winning Author, Laurie Larson