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ASIN : B08XDZCJ4Q

Publisher : Mike Bond Books (May 4, 2021)
Publication date : May 4, 2021
Language : English

Praise for MIKE BOND

"Master of the existential thriller" —BBC

“One of the 21st Century’s most exciting authors … spellbinding readers with a writing style that pits hard-boiled, force of nature-like characters against politically adept, staccato-paced plots.” —Washington Times

“One of America’s best thriller writers.” —Culture Buzz

“A master of the storytelling craft.” —Midwest Book Review

“Bond never loses the reader’s attention … working that fatalistic margin where life and death are one and the existential reality leaves one caring only to survive.” —Sunday Oregonian

“One of the best thriller writers, in the same league as Gerald Seymour and Frederick Forsyth.” —NetGalley

“Mike Bond is not only an acclaimed novelist… His intellect and creativity dance together on the pages, braiding fiction into deeper truths about ourselves, our nature, our government, our history and our future.” —Where Truth Meets Fiction

“Bond touches on the vast and eerie depths that lie under the thin crust of civilization and the base instinct within man to survive.” —Nottingham Observer (UK)

“Mike Bond’s books are a national treasure.” —Art Zuckerman, WVOX

“Bond uses his gift for fiction to teach us hard truths about religion, human nature, and warfare.” —Masterful Book Reviews

“A highly distinctive writer.” —Liverpool Daily Post (UK)

A decade that transformed America

The Sixties shook America to its foundation – the assassination of an idealistic young president, a tragic and unpopular war, a battle for civil rights, a cosmic clash of riots and burning cities, and an explosion of sex, drugs and rock’n roll.

For four young people, the Sixties is a decade of promise and freedom. For orphaned Troy, it’s the joy of living with his new family and exploring the world of flight and outer space. For Tara, the girl he loves, the power of song as she evolves into a rock’n roll star. For his new brother, Mick, a football hero and rebel, a time to question everything, including the fast-growing war in Vietnam. And for Daisy, the girl Mick loves, a chance to fight for equality, join the Peace Corps, and expand her study of the human mind.

America is the first of Mike Bond’s seven-volume historical novel series, capturing the victories and heartbreaks of the last 70 years and of our nation’s most profound upheavals since the Civil War – a time that defined the end of the 20th Century and where we are today.

Through the wild, joyous, heartbroken and visionary lives of four young people and many others, the Sixties come alive again, as do its questions: what is life? What is freedom? What was lost, what was won?

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Tammy gives this one 4 Stars...

America is the story of Troy and Mick, who meet in 1954 as boys, one from a loving home and one from an orphanage, their lives polar opposites in so many ways. And yet, they form a bond and friendship that will withstand the test of time, their differing viewpoints on life and the war as they grow from boys to men, and the love they have for two very unique young women.

Troy is an orphan, the son of a Marine and a bit naive not knowing much about the world outside of his own personal pain. Mick is more mature, though they are the same age, also the son of a Marine. When they meet they become fast friends, Mick rescuing Troy and taking him to his family farm where Mick's family welcomes Troy with open arms. Both boys long for something more though. Troy insecure and questioning his growing feelings for Tara, Mick's sister. Mick longing to travel and see the great big, huge world outside of his family farm. But there's so much more going on around Troy, Tara, Mick and Daisy, the girl that catches Mick's eye who is every bit as quirky as she is free spirited. There's the war, the two best friends thoughts on it on opposing sides, and the ever changing world that is spinning out of control around them.

I have to say that I went into this book with no expectations as this is a subject matter I don't normally read and a new to me Author. I was completely engaged from the start, the story and the characters pulling me in and keeping me guessing for the most part. The latter half of the book there was some predictability and at times the characters were a bit insufferable, but overall I was intrigued and engrossed the entire time. It's a bit of Forest Gump with a dash of Sleepers, and yet, the Author really put his own spin on the story and created a vivid world for the reader to get caught up in.

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Bestselling novelist MIKE BOND has worked in many dangerous and war-torn regions of the world. His critically acclaimed novels portray the innate hunger of the human heart for good, the intense joys of love, the terror and fury of battle, the sinister conspiracies of dictators, corporations and politicians, and the beauty of the vanishing natural world.

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