{"product_id":"scars-strife-9798888242520","title":"Scars \u0026 Strife","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"This poignant narrative sheds light on the complexities of returning home from war and the power of resilience.\" \u003cstrong\u003e-Melissa Melendez, California State Senator (Ret.), Navy Veteran\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eI've not read a debut this confident in a long, long time.\"\u003cstrong\u003e-Tod Goldberg, \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e Best-Selling Author of the \u003cem\u003eGangsterland \u003c\/em\u003eQuartet\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFirst Sergeant John Randall \"Randy\" Andrews, a gutsy Army Ranger, is a hero among his brothers in arms. But the Purple Hearts and Silver Stars he earned came at a great personal cost. Now plagued by PTSD, Randy returns home after thirteen combat tours to an emotionally distant wife and their two sons-one of them a toddler he's never met.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eStruggling to piece his life together, Randy finds himself in handcuffs. And when the court-mandated VA counseling doesn't help, he embarks on a trip to Mexico, trying to escape his demons. There, during an unexpected encounter in a seedy tourist bar, he finds a possible road to redemption when he forms a connection with Matilda, a mountain lion kept in a cage as a tourist attraction.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSo begins his journey back from the brink as he rediscovers something he learned on the battlefield: that sometimes one must cross a line in order to save someone . . . perhaps even himself.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Koehler Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/21\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798888242520\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 348\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.12lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.78d","brand":"M. E. Johnson","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44207356575925,"sku":"9798888242520","price":18.66,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_5bf34eef-b966-44ea-876c-d91a17adf7dc.jpg?v=1716909206","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/scars-strife-9798888242520","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}