SIX

by Liz Moran

This book is based on the true story of six Yorkshire men in WW1. Five of the six are actually brothers. They are the Jackson boys. The sixth lad to join them is a best friend of one of them. His name is Albert Seal. In a ritualistic display of merging his blood with the blood of the youngest brother John, he becomes one of them. The link is then forged and they become six brothers at war. Their futures are set. Their country needs them. There’s nothing special about them. They are just ordinary lads. Any one of them could be your brother, or mine. On the brink of embarkation, John falls hopelessly in love with a young girl called Alice. She becomes the one to keep his body and soul together against all odds. The story of the six is told by John, and begins in 1919. His narrative takes Alice on a journey to see what he saw, experience what he felt. All of the six flirt with death. All of them lose sight of God, denying His existence. The six have little choice but to kill or be killed. Not all survive. It’s a story of love, hate, war, life and death, with devastating consequences too cruel to believe. A story that ends with the haunting echo of six brave young lads etched on your mind, where nothing is ever the same again. They are SIX. And Alice needs to know what went on…

276 pages, Kindle Edition

First published February 1, 2011