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Between Duty and Devotion by M.J. Brett
When a man joins the military, the joke is, "If the Army wanted you to have a wife, they would have issued you one." By the time he reaches higher rank, he is told, "If you can't handle your wife, you can't handle commanding troops." While a strong marriage will survive the pressures of the command, war, overseas deployments, and long hours, a weak marriage may not make the cut. Sadly, many modern military couples are finding this to be true in our latest wars.
This novel explores an officer's choices if his marriage is weak. A messy divorce jeopardizes his next promotion; a love affair, if discovered, brings disgrace and a court marshal; staying married and "playing the game" may bring promotion and prestige, but also breeds hypocrisy and either violent hatred or apathetic resignation.
Between Duty and Devotion follows a dysfunctional marriage from three points of view until the inevitable conflagration causes the most painful dilemma of a lifetime. A dedicated but lonely officer, his hostile, status-seeking wife, and his vulnerable friend negotiate a path through the four-way minefield of deceptions and dreams. And where is the fourth player? The Army itself is a major character. It is a scarcely kept secret that to defend the freedom of others, military people often give up some of their own freedom of choice.
Where lies an officer's duty when threats to his children's custody, his heart's desire, and his fast-track career confront him? Where can he turn when the choice is between his duty to the Army and his devotion to the woman who loves him?
This novel explores an officer's choices if his marriage is weak. A messy divorce jeopardizes his next promotion; a love affair, if discovered, brings disgrace and a court marshal; staying married and "playing the game" may bring promotion and prestige, but also breeds hypocrisy and either violent hatred or apathetic resignation.
Between Duty and Devotion follows a dysfunctional marriage from three points of view until the inevitable conflagration causes the most painful dilemma of a lifetime. A dedicated but lonely officer, his hostile, status-seeking wife, and his vulnerable friend negotiate a path through the four-way minefield of deceptions and dreams. And where is the fourth player? The Army itself is a major character. It is a scarcely kept secret that to defend the freedom of others, military people often give up some of their own freedom of choice.
Where lies an officer's duty when threats to his children's custody, his heart's desire, and his fast-track career confront him? Where can he turn when the choice is between his duty to the Army and his devotion to the woman who loves him?
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First published January 1, 2006
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