Title: Unintended Consequences
Author: Janet Kay Swain
Publisher: XlibrisUS
ISBN-13: 978-1-5434-6071-1
Pages: 200
Genre: Memoir

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Synopsis

The story begins in 1967 in a small town in the state of Washington, United States of America, during the Vietnam War. A young woman, Jamie Donnelly, just out of adolescence, gets married. The day after the wedding, her husband Nick and brother Tony decide to join the Marine Corps, turning this fateful event into a cornerstone drama that will change their lives forever. Tony will serve his duty with honor until he falls in battle. Nick, soon after, is declared missing in action. Jamie falls into a deep depression and becomes an alcoholic. Another man, Adam, enters into her life and patiently helps her out of the abyss, and after some tribulations, they fall in love. Nick returns from Vietnam a different, unrecognizable man. Will Jamie accept him or begin a new life with Adam?

About the Author

The author feels passionate about literature, history and travelling. She traveled and read extensively about the United States, which became her inspiration. The mother of three daughters, a former French and teacher while in Argentina, eventually gave up teaching to become a full-time writer.

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