Lament for the afterlife

Resource Information

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Label

Lament for the afterlife

Statement of responsibility

Lisa L. Hannet

Creator

• Hannet, Lisa L., 1977-

Contributor

• hoopla digital

Author

• Hannet, Lisa L., 1977-

Subject

• Survival -- Fiction
• Electronic books
• War -- Psychological aspects -- Fiction
• Soldiers -- Fiction

Genre

• Fiction

Language

eng

Summary

No one knows when the war against the greys began. There are theories, speculations, but the only certainties are air-raids, abductions, inner city explosions. Assaults are endless, swift and lethal; the enemy's stealth unsurpassed. Whispers have circulated for centuries, thoughts spinning from minds in visible whirlwinds, clear for all to read, to wield, to steal. Where are the greys? When will they next strike? How can you attack something you can't see? And secretly, fearfully: Are the greys even real? Spanning decades, LAMENT FOR THE AFTERLIFE follows one man as he negotiates the hostile territory of life after combat. Peytr Borysson comes from a long line of soldiers, but isn't born for fighting. His 'wind is better shaped for poetry than bullets. Even so, at sixteen he follows the local boys into battle - and never quite leaves. Interweaving Peytr's struggles with those of his family, Lament for the Afterlife takes readers to the frontlines and far beyond, telling a story of ordinary people persisting in extraordinary circumstances. A novel of human survival, guilt, and the devastating power of memory, Lament for the Afterlife examines the physical and psychological distances we travel when beliefs are threatened-or held too tightly

Cataloging source

Midwest

Dewey number

C813/.6

Index

no index present

Literary form

fiction

Nature of contents

dictionaries

Target audience

adult