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An Ordinary Hero
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Who becomes a hero? Where does their story really start -- the beginning or the end? Is the past unchangeable? Has the future already happened? Is Time a constant or, like Albert Einstein said, all relative, with past, present and future coexisting? In the midst of the Vietnam war, five unlikely firneds join forces to answer those questions and unmask a traitor -- the Brasshole responsible for orchestrating two suicide missions, hundreds dead. A legend joined to a story, meant to guide the friends, was sent from the past into the future and back again, but remained an unsolved puzzle for generations. Only by working together, utilizing bits of information they each possess, can the friends decipher the ancient tale and discover that their friendship was not random, nor have they each simply been lucky in war. Time has manipulated their lives, aided and protected them, marking one for travel to the past, so that, that which is meant to be can be preserved. Time's goal? For them to arrive at a future they are promised has already happened. What bits of the past will ultimately remain and what will have been the cost of preserving it? Only a hero knows.
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Item Specifications...
Pages 286
Dimensions: Length: 9.02" Width: 5.98" Height: 0.63"
Weight: 0.93 lbs.
Binding Softcover
Release Date Nov 25, 2009
ISBN 0982577818
EAN 9780982577813
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Availability 100 units.
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Reviews - What do our customers think?
 | Couldn't Put It Down Jun 17, 2007 |
"An Ordinary Hero" by Debra Feldman succeeds on many levels. I was looking for a historically-based novel that delved into the emotions felt by soldiers in Vietnam, a new view of the issues dealt with by Tracy Kidder in "My Detachment". What I found was much different, but I couldn't put it down until I finished.
"An Ordinary Hero" is about "Reweavers" who travel back in time to correct mistakes. Feldman's powerful characters get second chances. They can create an alternate history, if hints provided by the Reweavers allow them to avoid moral lapses that sent them down the wrong path the first time.
Is this book a mystery; is it science fiction; or perhaps it's a mystical parable about the consequences of moral lapses? Don't worry about classifying this novel - just enjoy it.
| | |  | Who is the hero of your life Aug 25, 2005 |
| Part sci-fi thriller, mystery, war saga and love story, "An Ordinary Hero" is an extraordinary novel that succeeds on many levels. Debra Feldman has weaved a fascinating story of time travel and the power of the human spirit in her debut novel that takes us from the 1930's to 2011 and back again with rich characters who never cease to surprise. Particularly engaging is her chronicling of the dedicated soldiers of Vietnam, five of whom play a pivotal role in the story. | | | | Sharp Nov 21, 2003 |
| Be sharp when you read this one. Everything is connected in some way and history is not static. What does baking pies in modern day New Hampshire have to do with kids skipping stones in the 1938 and the Vietnam War? All I have to say is, be nice to your kids because you may need them to go back in time and drag you out of a Southeast Asian jungle. | | | Write your own review about An Ordinary Hero
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