Eleven days : a novel /

A haunting narrative about a mother's bond with her son, about life choices and about the military, war and service to one's country. Sara's son Jason is missing from a Special Operations Forces mission undertaken on the same night as the Bin Laden raid. As Sara waits for news, in a s...

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Main Author: Carpenter, Lea (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Vintage Contemporaries/Vintage Books, a division of Random House LLC, [2014].
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Summary:A haunting narrative about a mother's bond with her son, about life choices and about the military, war and service to one's country. Sara's son Jason is missing from a Special Operations Forces mission undertaken on the same night as the Bin Laden raid. As Sara waits for news, in a series of flashbacks we learn about Jason's absentee father, while through letters home from his training and early missions, we get a picture of Jason as a strong, compassionate leader who is wise beyond his years and modest about his abilities. Those exceptional abilities give Jason the chance to participate in a wholly different level of assignment, the most important and dangerous of his career.
Physical Description:xii, 270 pages ; 21 cm.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages [267]-270).
ISBN:9780307951038
0307951030