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    The Soul of My Soldier: Reflections of a Military Wife
    The Soul of My Soldier: Reflections of a Military Wife
    The Soul of My Soldier: Reflections of a Military Wife
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    The Soul of My Soldier: Reflections of a Military Wife

    By Abigail B Calkin

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    A “beautifully written, deeply honest” memoir of a marriage shaped by war and PTSD (Abigail Thomas, author of A Three Dog Life).

    After forty-five years of marriage, celebrated author and poet Abigail B. Calkin explores the relationship she has with her husband, who served three tours of duty in two different wars. Raw, riveting, and engaging, Calkin recounts how war and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) shaped their marriage and family. 

    Told in prose and poetry, The Soul of My Soldier is a vivid exploration of the extended and significant impact war has on loved ones, and how war affects deployed military personnel far beyond their tour of duty. 

    “When the guns fall silent and troops return home, soldiers carry with them an emotional mine field . . . The Soul of My Soldier reveals the tender attentiveness required to survive and heal.” —Hank Lentfer, author of Faith of Cranes
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherOpen Road Integrated Media
    Release dateAug 11, 2015
    ISBN9781942934189
    The Soul of My Soldier: Reflections of a Military Wife
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    Abigail B Calkin

    Abigail B. Calkin, who lives in a remote Alaskan town, has eight published books in various genres: education, fiction, creative nonfiction, and poetry, in addition to articles and chapters on behavior analysis. Her current topics in any of these genres include the natural world, commercial fishing, human behavior, and the military.  

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