Among You by Jake Wood
Among You is the gripping real-life story of a soldier serving on the front line in Iraq and Afghanistan, and an unforgettable, unflinching account of the effects of post-traumatic stress disorder.
"Jake Wood writes unflinchingly about his life, whether on the battlefields of Iraq and Afghanistan, the trading desks of Canary Wharf or the frenzied, hallucinatory landscape of sexual passion. . A more pertinent story of our time it is hard to imagine" -- John Irvin, director of Hamburger Hill
"The most haunting and moving account of how battle scars your mind" * Daily Mail *
"Jake Wood tells his story with an expert eye for detail . . . intensely gripping and emotional" * The Scotsman *
"As a military historian, I have read thousands of first-hand accounts of war, in all its gore and glory, brutality and suffering. But there were tears in my eyes as I followed Wood’s story of his descent into the bleakness of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder" -- Tony Rennell * Daily Mail *
"Jake Wood is . . . a burning man who shapes sentences with a poet's heart and a fighter's rage . . . This one soldier's story is indeed extraordinary and a reminder that if you can write like Jake Wood, your life - whether lived in your head or in the world at large - will be far from ordinary" * The National *
"The most haunting and moving account of how battle scars your mind" * Daily Mail *
"Jake Wood tells his story with an expert eye for detail . . . intensely gripping and emotional" * The Scotsman *
"As a military historian, I have read thousands of first-hand accounts of war, in all its gore and glory, brutality and suffering. But there were tears in my eyes as I followed Wood’s story of his descent into the bleakness of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder" -- Tony Rennell * Daily Mail *
"Jake Wood is . . . a burning man who shapes sentences with a poet's heart and a fighter's rage . . . This one soldier's story is indeed extraordinary and a reminder that if you can write like Jake Wood, your life - whether lived in your head or in the world at large - will be far from ordinary" * The National *
Jake Wood is a former soldier who worked in parallel as a business analyst. Having now retired from both posts, he is embarking on a career as an author. He lives in London.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781780576633 |
| ISBN 10 | 1780576633 |
| Title | Among You |
| Author | Jake Wood |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Transworld Publishers Ltd |
| Year published | 2013-11-07 |
| Number of pages | 448 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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