|
BOOK REVIEW: A Soldier's Heart
| ||
|
Click cover to purchase book
|
by: Laura V. Hilton Dancing Word Reviewer
Title: A Soldier's Heart Author: Marta Perry Publisher: Steeple Hill ISBN: 0-373-87432-4 Genre: Inspirational/Contemporary/Romance
Luke Marino was wounded while on active duty in Iraq when a bomb exploded near him. Now his career is shattered, and bound to a wheelchair, he’s ashamed of his very existence and wishes he had been standing close enough to the bomb so that it would have killed him. He wants only to be left alone and has refused all attempts at physical therapy that the Army has authorized.
Mary Kate Flanagan Donnelly has two children to raise alone, since her husband was killed. She is the Army’s last effort to get Luke his physical therapy, and her job depends on her ability to succeed where others failed. Once Mary Kate had been in love with Luke, but that faded over time. Now she’s determined to make him work as a friend.
Luke is bitter and upset when Mary Kate barges into his home and fought all attempts to give him therapy. But when he meets Mary Kate’s two young children he begins to get some interest in living back, especially when Mary Kate’s son treats him as a hero. Will Mary Kate and her children be able to draw him in completely—giving him a chance at love?
A Soldier's Heart is the final book in The Flanagans series, and it’s a good one. I enjoyed reading about Mary Kate and about the physical therapy that she needed to give Luke. I am somewhat familiar with physical therapists and found what Ms. Perry wrote to be true to life. Luke was a loveable hero, even though he wasn’t very nice at first, the readers still was able to identify him and feel his pain.
I highly recommend A Soldier's Heart. It’s a short read, perfect for an afternoon or evening or even a rainy day. Pick up A Soldier's Heart for a good book that you won’t soon forget. Discussion questions are available at the end. $4.99. 250 pages.
|
|
