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Scars and Stars

By: Dustin Stevens
Narrated by: Roger Wayne
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A boy of just six years old, Austin Roberts finds himself perpetually in the way at the post-funeral gathering of his great uncle Jack. Frustrated and alone, he wanders out onto the front porch to find his great uncle Cat, Jack's brother, sitting alone, an old album on his lap. Oblivious to the world around them, the two begin an unlikely conversation and together embark on a journey that stretches almost seven decades in length.

Page by page, Cat imparts the story of the album to young Austin, using a series of seemingly mundane and unconnected objects to tell the story of the brothers Roberts from long ago. Beginning with their humble upbringing by a single mother on the river bottoms of rural Ohio to the day they left home to serve in the Korean War, through their capture and escape from an unmarked prisoner of war camp and on through the lives they returned to, the album tells a story of bravery and brotherhood that knows no bounds.

©2013 Dustin Stevens (P)2018 Tantor Genre Fiction Historical Fiction Military Suspense Thriller & Suspense War & Military Fiction Korean War War Cats
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This was a brilliant way to tell the story. It was personal, emotional, and a little bit painful. Congrats to the author for the telling, and the narrator for his superb delivery.

Lest we Forget.

Simply Fantastic

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An amazing insight into what men endure in war. Captivating story and characters. The historical aspect kept the pages turning

History not lost

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