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Yunnan Province, China, 1943...Two men wage an intellectual war over a timeworn chessboard, a metaphor for the conflict that rages in the skies above. The young, handsome Army pilot seethes against the violent forces of a hostile world, angry that his bombs and bullets cannot vanquish the enemy who threatens all his values. His opponent, the older, world-wise man of the cloth dispatched long ago to this dreary, distant outpost, offers divine guidance: "You can't force the hand of God." Such advice is wasted on Major Rodger Brown, who has never been one to simply accept fate--not since the terrible night of his childhood when another evil penetrated his world, forcing a good man to flee for his life. A helpless boy then, Rodger grew to be a man who vowed to change the course of injustice--even if it meant using the lethal power he learned to wield both above the clouds and in the boxing ring. Author Jacquie Ream paints a vivid picture of life during wartime, both at the front lines and on the home front. Her story evokes a time when men and women found the courage to do the necessary, the objectionable, even the unthinkable to defend their lives and loved ones, and to preserve the essential fabric of this great country.
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Jacquie Ream has taught creative writing and authored a number of books and short stories. She currently lives in Seattle, Washington, with her husband.
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In 'Forcing the Hand of God', Jacquie Ream weaves a multi-layered story about a time both revered and reviled in American history--that of the great war, World War II. At the center of the tale is Rodger Brown, a man caught in a web of conflict--a soldier who must decide when to kill and when to show compassion, a husband and father who must choose between fighting the enemy abroad or serving his country stateside. But woven within the woof and warp of Rodger's narrative are the stories of so many others: the Chinese mechanic LinChing, and his daughter, Mary Elizabeth, wiser than any eleven-year-old should be; Rodger's wife, the woman who abandons her own burgeoning career to start the family he so wanted; the priest and nuns who run the ramshackle mission in Yunnan Province; Rodger's uncle, the dashing, man-about-town who woos the woman who gave Rodger the nurturing his own mother couldn't; and so many others who add to the tapestry of this tale. This is the story of people who fight the good fight, without and within. They are flawed, to be sure, but they continue to do their best as they fulfill their need to help one another as they move through this turbulent time. Rich in history, filled with unforgettable character, posing those questions that haunt a nation decades later, 'Forcing the Hand of God' makes for an engrossing and timeless read.
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In 'Forcing the Hand of God', Jacquie Ream weaves a multi-layered story about a time both revered and reviled in American history--that of the great war, World War II. At the center of the tale is Rodger Brown, a man caught in a web of conflict--a soldier who must decide when to kill and when to show compassion, a husband and father who must choose between fighting the enemy abroad or serving his country stateside. But woven within the woof and warp of Rodger's narrative are the stories of so many others: the Chinese mechanic LinChing, and his daughter, Mary Elizabeth, wiser than any eleven-year-old should be; Rodger's wife, the woman who abandons her own burgeoning career to start the family he so wanted; the priest and nuns who run the ramshackle mission in Yunnan Province; Rodger's uncle, the dashing, man-about-town who woos the woman who gave Rodger the nurturing his own mother couldn't; and so many others who add to the tapestry of this tale. This is the story of people who fight the good fight, without and within. They are flawed, to be sure, but they continue to do their best as they fulfill their need to help one another as they move through this turbulent time. Rich in history, filled with unforgettable character, posing those questions that haunt a nation decades later, 'Forcing the Hand of God' makes for an engrossing and timeless read.
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Book Publishers Network, Bothell, 2008
ISBN 10: 1887542639
ISBN 13: 9781887542630
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Soft cover. Zustand: Near Fine. 1st Edition. 1st printing. Pictorial glossy wraps. 311pp. Signed by the author and dated 2009 on the title page. Fine condition, but we note an ink strike through the bar code on the back & something printed just above it. WWII aviation fiction set in Yunnan Province, China. Signed by Author(s). Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 5020058b
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