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Following the loss of his younger brother in Europe, journalist John Easley seeks meaning by traveling north to uncover a U.S. government–censored Japanese invasion of Alaska’s Aleutian Islands. While accompanying a bombing crew, his plane is shot down over Attu, leaving John to survive alone in the harsh and wild landscape known as “the birthplace of winds.” Facing starvation, the elements, and his own remorse, he must evade Japanese forces. Meanwhile, at home, his wife Helen bears the burden of his disappearance, redefining her identity and determination as she embarks on an urgent quest to find him and bring him home.
The novel explores themes of loss, survival, and resilience amid the backdrop of World War II and the remote wilderness of Alaska.
First publish date: 2014
Genre: Historical Fiction/20th Century Historical Fiction
Authors: Brian Payton
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