Higher Honor by S. M. Kirkland
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Product Details
- Pub. Date: December 2008
- Publisher: Writers Cafe Press, The
- Format: Paperback, 311pp
- ISBN-13: 9781934284087
- ISBN: 1934284084
Synopsis
When Cadet Cassidy Sanders is brutally assaulted, she struggles to convince friends that she is okay even as she turns further from the God of her youth. Her attacker, Chris, an acquaintance, tries to convince himself she deserved it, then tries to forget it happened as he deals with the stress of his dying father. But God, using their friends, shows Cassidy and Chris the depth of his grace and mercy. Set within the sub-culture of America’s military colleges focuses on the elements of honor, brotherhood and duty and the spirit of the characters to face and overcome challenges that grow them into the military’s next generation of strong capable leaders.
Biography
Susan Kirkland is a novelist and award-winning journalist whose feature stories have been carried by newspapers nationwide. She enlisted in the Georgia Army National Guard at age 19 while attending North Georgia College and State University, the senior military college of Georgia. In her 10-year military career, she has served as a photojounalist as well as a broadcast journalist, covering the 1996 Olympic Games in Atlanta and traveling to Italy to serve.After graduating with a degree in English, she pursued a career in journalism, eventually finding herself at the Rome News-Tribune in Rome, Georgia. Susan currently works for the Calhoun Times in Gordon County as the government writer.
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Torn from current headlinesby Cathi
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March 20, 2009: Susan Kirkland has created a military novel based on much of what she herself observed and experienced, a romance that doesn't fit the usual formula, a story with dark and realistic events as well as the hope and light that only Christ can bring. The code of the academy is tested--honor, honesty, valor--as are the Christian values of two cadets, Michael and Mandy, who seem to be the only light in their circle of friends. The old ways of thinking clash with newer ideas in the academy. Will there be a peaceful resolution? Can the old guard accept orders from superiors when they are delivered through a woman cadet? And are the women tough enough to stand their ground? What about forgiveness and recovery after Chris' assault on Cassidy? Then the biggest question is, what about redemption for all of Michael's friends and close brothers in arms?
I don't want to give away a lot of the action, but it is a gripping story. No holds barred, yet it isn't graphic in portraying violence. The lives of five cadets are explored in detail as they all struggle with decisions, actions, and emotions. It's a story for men to read as well as women, full of issues to cause one to pause and think. Hopefully, it will also cause the readers to do some praying and dig into scripture a lot more. Relationships with Jesus are a big part of the story, but answers aren't always those neat ones that don't have any frayed edges.I Also Recommend: The Red Siren.
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