G970 Book Review of The Soldier's Return by Laura Libricz
Name of Book: The Soldier's Return Author: Laura Libricz ISBN: 9780999146019 Publisher: Blue Heron Book Works, LLC Part of a Series: Heaven's Pond Series Type of book: 1626, war, survival, psychology, drugs, addictions, friendships, relationships, enemies, Protestant vs Catholics, witches, raping, pillaging, horrors of war Year it was published: 2017 Summary: The year is 1626. A senseless war rips through parts of Germany. Ongoing animosity between the Catholics and the Protestants has turned into an excuse to destroy much of the landscape situated between France, Italy and Denmark. But religion only plays a minor role in this lucrative business of war. The young dutchman, Pieter van Diemen, returns to Amsterdam in chains after a period of imprisonment in the Spice Islands. He manages to escape but must leave Amsterdam in a hurry. Soldiers are in demand in Germany and he decides to travel with a regiment until he can desert. His hope of survival is to re...