Youngblood: A Novel

Youngblood: A Novel

â€œAn urgent and deeply moving novelâ€ (Michiko Kakutani, The New York Times) about a young American soldier struggling to find meaning during the final, dark days of the War in Iraq.

The US military is preparing to withdraw from Iraq, and newly minted lieutenant Jack Porter struggles to accept how itâ€™s happeningâ€”through alliances with warlords who have Arab and American blood on their hands. Day after day, Jack tries to assert his leadership in the sweltering, dreary atmosphere of Ashuriyah. But his world is disrupted by the arrival of veteran Sergeant Daniel Chambers, whose aggressive style threatens to undermine the fragile peace that the troops have worked hard to establish.

As Iraq plunges back into chaos and bloodshed and Chambersâ€™s influence over the men grows stronger, Jack becomes obsessed with a strange, tragic tale of reckless love between a lost American soldier and Rana, a local sheikhâ€™s daughter. In search of the truth and buoyed by the knowledge that what he finds may implicate Sergeant Chambers, Jack seeks answers from the enigmatic Rana, and soon their fates become intertwined. Determined to secure a better future for Rana and a legitimate and lasting peace for her country, Jack will defy American command, putting his own future in grave peril.

For fans of Phil Klayâ€™s Redeployment or Ben Fountainâ€™s Billy Lynnâ€™s Long Halftime Walk, Youngblood provides startling new dimension to both the moral complexity of war and its psychological toll.
Country USA
Brand Washington Square Press
Manufacturer Washington Square Press
Binding Paperback
ItemPartNumber 9781501105753
ReleaseDate 2016-09-06
UnitCount 1
EANs 9781501105753

Country	USA
Brand	Washington Square Press
Manufacturer	Washington Square Press
Binding	Paperback
ItemPartNumber	9781501105753
ReleaseDate	2016-09-06
UnitCount	1
EANs	9781501105753

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