Two brothers, Andrew and Jake Cameron, both serve in the
Vietnam War … Andrew as a door gunner for the Marines, Jake as a Green Beret.
Both return home … but only one returns as himself. Jake is injured in a
helicopter crash and suffers total retrograde amnesia. Older brother Andrew can’t
accept Jake’s memory loss. From childhood, he has been his brother’s supporter
and protector.
Memories of Jake
has received some strong reviews since its release in late March. Available on
Amazon, paperback and Kindle.
A few review excerpts:
"The story overall is
very easy to read. It takes you on a journey from tragedy to growth, back to
hardship and beyond. The brothers pull you in - their bond is strong, and the
challenges they face together and apart ensure it stays a gripping tale."
Self Publisher's Showcase, April 21, 2017
“Susan Moore Jordan’s gentle
prose serves as the perfect backdrop to the horror of the Vietnam War. She also
shows how not everything damaging in life needs to be permanent. People are
resilient and sometimes overcoming the past is a matter of will. The other
aspect of this story I really enjoyed was Cameron Family’s reliance on music
and art as a means to find themselves. Andrew’s painting saved him. It was his
therapy and his joy. Beyond that, what kept me reading was the love
shared between these two brothers. I had to know how everything turned out for
them and clung to every page until the last, waiting for that moment when I
could breathe out and put the book down with a feeling of contentment and
relief.”
“Jake is injured in an attack that leaves
him with post-traumatic amnesia, and has to rebuild his life again as he
struggles to figure out who he is. Some of the scenes are powerful and
heart-wrenching, like when Andrew deals with his boyhood memories and his
experiences in Vietnam. Jordan's descriptions and dialog make you a part of the
story. It's hard to put down.”
“MEMORIES OF JAKE is not just a war story, not just a story of
pain and rebirth, but a story of love, family, friendship and the unstoppable
ability of the human capacity to conquer that which sets out to destroy them.
It is a story of hope.”
“The characters are all believable, each
with his or her own voice. Art and music and how they help keep folks alive by
keeping life worth living seep throughout the book, as with all of the author's
work. (This time the visual arts play a large role as well as music.) Once Jake
comes home from Vietnam, to a home and family he only remembers in shadows and
fog, this book is tough to put down. Enjoy.”
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