Journal of a Deserter
Author | : Jacob Maccabee |
Publisher | : Xlibris Corporation |
Total Pages | : 185 |
Release | : 2014-01-09 |
ISBN-10 | : 9781493157624 |
ISBN-13 | : 1493157620 |
Rating | : 4/5 (24 Downloads) |
Book excerpt: Journal of a Deserter is the story of a soldier returning from Afghanistan suffering from PTSD, not receiving enough help from the medical system or the government he sets off on a voyage of self-healing into the bush of Western Quebec. One day he loads his Canoe and doesnt come into work, setting off on a journey that he hopes will change his life; overcoming addiction to medications and the symptoms of PTSD he has to interpret what the reasons for his nightmares are in order to do this. His healing doesn't begin until he meets a Godly man who gives him a bible. It is his receiving Jesus and subsequent walk with Christ that saves him.