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Kristin Hannah

From internationally bestselling author Kristin Hannah comes a deeply emotional novel about love, marriage, sacrifice, and the extraordinary courage of those who serve. Jolene Zarkades has spent years balancing her responsibilities as a wife, mother, and helicopter pilot in the National Guard. But when she is deployed to Iraq, she must leave behind her two daughters and a marriage already struggling under the weight of unspoken tensions. As Jolene faces the dangers of war, her husband, Michael, must navigate life at home and confront the emotional distance that has grown between them. When tragedy changes everything, both must discover what it truly means to love, forgive, and find their way back to each other. A powerful story about the sacrifices of military families, the invisible wounds of war, and the resilience of the human heart.