“It’s Lonely Here in Hell” Love Letters from Nam
by, Charity Maness
to be release 11-11-11...Veteran's Day
to be release 11-11-11...Veteran's Day
April 9, 1967, in a letter from Jim Piper to his young bride Michelle, he writes, "I thank God each night for my wife and my life and also enjoy every breath that I take and praise every morning I wake up too. It means another day gone, another day I'm alive, and another day closer to being home with my wife forever."
PFC James Dennis Piper was killed in action two days later, on April 11, 1967 in the jungles of Vietnam.
PFC James Dennis Piper was killed in action two days later, on April 11, 1967 in the jungles of Vietnam.
“It’s Lonely Here in Hell” Love Letters from Nam, is a collection of love letters written from James Dennis Piper to his young bride Michelle in the Fall of 1966 through the Spring of 1967. Each letter is transcribed verbatim and historical documentation has been added of events that occurred on that date in Vietnam or America.
“It’s Lonely Here in Hell” will be available on Amazon.com, Barnes & Noble.com and Once Upon a Time in Town Square on November 11, 2011, Veterans Day.
For more information on author Charity Maness visit her blog site at http://charitymaness.blogspot.com//
In “It’s Lonely Here in Hell” Love Letters from Nam, Charity Maness has masterfully met the challenge of presenting PFC James Piper's letters from Vietnam and his all-too-early death into a book resonant with his character and truthful to all time.
Chronologically juxtaposing the personal and tender letters nineteen-year-old Jim wrote to his young bride, Micki, with the public facts of the war on each of those same dates, Maness artfully lets the materials speak for themselves. And they do--powerfully. You won't be able to put it down.
Michelle Piper's courageous move to entrust these letters to Charity Maness' care is abundantly rewarded. The author has created a heartfelt and insightful tribute to Jim Piper, the hopeful and loving young husband, and the resolute soldier he must become. What an achievement!
Chronologically juxtaposing the personal and tender letters nineteen-year-old Jim wrote to his young bride, Micki, with the public facts of the war on each of those same dates, Maness artfully lets the materials speak for themselves. And they do--powerfully. You won't be able to put it down.
Michelle Piper's courageous move to entrust these letters to Charity Maness' care is abundantly rewarded. The author has created a heartfelt and insightful tribute to Jim Piper, the hopeful and loving young husband, and the resolute soldier he must become. What an achievement!
Judy Hewett, MFA, Professor of English
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