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Temporary Problems
John Fox has succeeded in a achieving a mundane life, the suburban house, the silver car, and the steady white-collar job. He doesn’t know anything is lacking, until he meets the woman who will be the love of his life, Sheri. Events conspire to separate the lovers, and in an attempt to avoid returning to the humdrum, John immerses himself in military life and ultimately the war in Afghanistan.
In Operation Herrick, John’s journey takes him from flying on secret Royal Navy helicopter missions, to eventually participating in ground combat operations with American Marines. He finds that war has its own allure of passion, terror, and humor, but at what cost?
Set in contemporary Britain and Afghanistan, Temporary Problems draws parallels between love and war, each having the power to heal and destroy.
In Operation Herrick, John’s journey takes him from flying on secret Royal Navy helicopter missions, to eventually participating in ground combat operations with American Marines. He finds that war has its own allure of passion, terror, and humor, but at what cost?
Set in contemporary Britain and Afghanistan, Temporary Problems draws parallels between love and war, each having the power to heal and destroy.
170 pages, Paperback
First published April 27, 2015
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May 2, 2015
Chris Carey takes us on a journey from Scotland to the realities of war in Afghanistan. Temporary Problems is a gripping adventure that brings the true nature of life in a war zone home to us all.
May 6, 2015
Temporary Problems
Chris Carey’s Temporary Problems is many things.
It is a story of love found, lost and then found again and the vivid range of emotions humans inevitably endure riding the roller coaster called romance…exhilarating ups and sorrowful downs.
It is a travelogue of sorts, a delightfully descriptive narrative of Edinburgh and environs in Scotland…the clubs, the restaurants and, of course, the pubs.
But most of all, Temporary Problems is a novel of war. In ways usually reserved for ‘real’ wars of the past…the Civil War, World Wars I and II, Korea, even Vietnam…Carey captures the horror of Afghanistan, you know, the little war to which few others than those who fought there pay little attention.
The damage to body, mind and soul suffered by men and women in countless unnamed skirmishes in Helmand Provence is no less horrific than that experienced those who fought at Shiloh, The Ardennes, Guadalcanal, Inchon or Khe Sanh.
The author’s graphic descriptions of war are disturbing, but so too is war. More chilling is the aftermath of war as experienced by the book’s protagonist, John Fox. For Fox, like many who served, the war never ends.
Be it a helicopter crash, the drunken crowd at a rugby match or the sights seen and sounds heard in the pubs on Rose Street in Edinburgh, the author’s descriptive narratives and characters’ dialog are colorful and authentic.
Temporary Problems is an entertaining read with something for almost anyone.
Chris Carey’s Temporary Problems is many things.
It is a story of love found, lost and then found again and the vivid range of emotions humans inevitably endure riding the roller coaster called romance…exhilarating ups and sorrowful downs.
It is a travelogue of sorts, a delightfully descriptive narrative of Edinburgh and environs in Scotland…the clubs, the restaurants and, of course, the pubs.
But most of all, Temporary Problems is a novel of war. In ways usually reserved for ‘real’ wars of the past…the Civil War, World Wars I and II, Korea, even Vietnam…Carey captures the horror of Afghanistan, you know, the little war to which few others than those who fought there pay little attention.
The damage to body, mind and soul suffered by men and women in countless unnamed skirmishes in Helmand Provence is no less horrific than that experienced those who fought at Shiloh, The Ardennes, Guadalcanal, Inchon or Khe Sanh.
The author’s graphic descriptions of war are disturbing, but so too is war. More chilling is the aftermath of war as experienced by the book’s protagonist, John Fox. For Fox, like many who served, the war never ends.
Be it a helicopter crash, the drunken crowd at a rugby match or the sights seen and sounds heard in the pubs on Rose Street in Edinburgh, the author’s descriptive narratives and characters’ dialog are colorful and authentic.
Temporary Problems is an entertaining read with something for almost anyone.
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