This author participates in the Readers' Favorite Free Book Program, which is open to all readers and is completely free. The author will provide you with a free copy of their book in exchange for an honest review. You and the author will discuss what sites you will post your review to and what kind of copy of the book you would like to receive (eBook, PDF, Word, paperback, etc.). To begin, click the purple email icon to send this author a private email.
This author participates in the Readers' Favorite Book Review Exchange Program, which is open to all authors and is completely free. Simply put, you agree to provide an honest review an author's book in exchange for the author doing the same for you. What sites your reviews are posted on (B&N, Amazon, etc.) and whether you send digital (eBook, PDF, Word, etc.) or hard copies of your books to each other for review is up to you. To begin, click the purple email icon to send this author a private email, and be sure to describe your book or include a link to your Readers' Favorite review page or Amazon page.
This author participates in the Readers' Favorite Book Donation Program, which was created to help nonprofit and charitable organizations (schools, libraries, convalescent homes, soldier donation programs, etc.) by providing them with free books and to help authors garner more exposure for their work. This author is willing to donate free copies of their book in exchange for reviews (if circumstances allow) and the knowledge that their book is being read and enjoyed. To begin, click the purple email icon to send this author a private email. Be sure to tell the author who you are, what organization you are with, how many books you need, how they will be used, and the number of reviews, if any, you would be able to provide.
Reviewed by Mamta Madhavan for Readers' Favorite
Wounded: A Great War Novel by Gary Lewis is a story that throws light on the war-torn period of World War One. The love story of the main characters, Snow and Cozette, is set against a war backdrop. Snow meets Cozette in a small French village. War takes Snow away from Cozette and he loses contact with her. But his love for Cozette and his hopes of seeing her keep him going during the dark days of war. A decade later, Snow's son George travels to Grand Sec Bois to find out more about Cozette after reading a manuscript written by his deceased father about his life and experiences. What he finds there is touching and emotional.
The story will strike a chord within you. The life of the soldiers living in a war zone, their insecurities, and difficulties are captured well and the author also speaks about the repercussions it can have on their personal lives. The story also shows the yearnings of two lovers kept apart by war and circumstances. The book sheds a lot of insight into the lives of Australian soldiers fighting in a strange country for a land which does not belong to them.
The shifting of the scene of the story from a war-torn era to Sydney makes the read very exciting. The author has woven the love angle and the war theme together with a lot of skill and has managed to capture the hearts of readers. The story is profound and poignant.
