{"product_id":"truly-are-the-free-paperback","title":"Truly Are the Free - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJeffrey K. Walker\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003e2018 Writer's Digest 2018 Self-Published Book Awards Honorable Mention\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003e2018 B.R.A.G. Medallion Honoree\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003e2018 Independent Author Network Book of the Year Finalist\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003e2018 Discovered Diamond\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003e2018 Goethe Award for Historical Fiction Long-Listed\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003e2017 Wishing Shelf Book Awards Finalist\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSouth Boston-native Ned Tobin has all the luck. Alive after the Somme, now an officer, he meets, beds and falls in love with the alluring Ad le Ch reaux, a half-English lyc e teacher who gives herself fully to Ned. Their love affair is suddenly upended in 1917 when Ned is called home and Ad le flees the last German advance of the First World War. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHarlem lawyer Chester Dawkins is a fine young man and a devoted brother. He dutifully joins a new regiment anxious to fight for their chance at valor in the face of deep-rooted racism. Meanwhile, his sister, Lena, is left at home to shoulder a crippling legacy of family debt. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNed finds himself back in France with Chester's regiment. Can these soldiers from very different backgrounds overcome long-held prejudices and find common cause in the bloody trenches? Will Ned ever find Ad le again? And what will become of Lena?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJourney through avant-garde Paris, Prohibition-era Harlem and newly independent Ireland in this heart-wrenching yet hopeful story of love and loss. Has Ned's luck finally run out?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 278\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.63 x 8 x 5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 30, 2017\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42712130256959,"sku":"9781947108028","price":20.71,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/df5948bf83732c540469c0b31842c0e5.webp?v=1765060751","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/truly-are-the-free-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}