"Reading group gold."

Like many couples, Michael and Jolene Zarkades have to face the pressure of everyday life: children, careers, bills, chores, even as their twelve-year marriage is falling apart. Then the Iraq War starts, and Jolene's deployment will send her to harm's way and leave defense attorney Michael at home, unaccustomed to being a single parent to their two girls. In her letters, Jolene paints a rose-colored version of her life on the front lines, but the war will change her in ways none of the family could have foreseen. When tragedy strikes, Michael must face his darkest fear and fight a battle of his own for everything that matters to the family

Includes reading group guide

Also published: New York : St. Martin's Griffin, 2012 388 p