A Novel By S. Vincent Anthony
A tragic family saga centered on Elias Hawthorne, a WWII veteran who dies alone in a Georgia nursing home in 2011 at age 93. The narrative explores how Vietnam War trauma destroys his three sons—Thomas, James, and Robert—through suicides driven by PTSD, substance abuse, and societal neglect. It extends to his grandson Michael, a Gulf War veteran who also succumbs to suicide, highlighting the intergenerational devastation of war and the hidden epidemic of veteran mental health crises.
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