Up From Here

by David Jackson

The only thing Jack Davidson wanted was to make it to his brother's beach house on the West coast of Florida before he lost his mind forever. He needed time to decompress and get his mind right after years spent in Iraq and Afghanistan while in the service of the Army. In a cruel twist of fate and awful timing, his life was forever set on a different path when three days after his discharge the United States was ripped apart by an international terrorist plot that left the country in near ruins. Wanting nothing more than to drink away his savings account in peace and obscurity, Jack arrived in Florida and quickly discovered that life hides it's greatest pleasures inside of it's greatest challenges. Jack finds love, hope, and the strength to leave behind the pain caused by years of war with the help of his brother, and a woman named Remy.

262 pages, Paperback

First published September 15, 2010

About the author

There are several authors with this name.
Thriller author: David Jackson (DS Nathan Cody and Callum Doyle series, 2 space profile)

Reviews

[Jo Notary]

262pgs, Jack wanted to be left alone. After years in the Army, he had his heart set on a quiet little beach house in Sarasota, Fl. With the help of his little brother he would begin the uphill climb that all veterans face. Events in the world around him reshape the quiet little beach town into chaos, and it's in the midst of an unexpected hardship he learns that life sometimes hides it's greatest pleasures.
Up From Here is a powerful tale about the fragile nature of routine, family, and love that is all at once humorous, tragic and hopeful.

[Barbara A Denicola · Rating 5 out of 5]

very moving

Was written in the first person like a journal.. About current problems vets face along with political problems. Very creative very real as well.