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Book Blurb

Injured in a war that has stretched on for years, Sergeant John Peterson guards a lonely border. Aside from passing contact with railship captains, the only person he sees is the enemy: the man who guards the other side of the border. A bad fall places John’s life in the other soldier’s hands. He’s wary of his rescuer, First Lieutenant Thomas Fellowes, but over time he finds himself drawn to his new companion. Both soldiers carry the war in their souls, but they might find peace in each other.

A story from the Dreamspinner Press 2014 Daily Dose package "Mended".

 

Book Review

What's the saying about war making strange bedfellows? In 'The Border', Kim Fielding's short story, that's exactly what the author has crafted. Two men guarding their sides of the border, with barbed wire and a small patch of no man's land is all that separates them. The war that changed their nation into two, the Eastern and the Western halves, has left everything decimated.

John, a sergeant for the West, has been posted at this tiny way station hut in the middle of nowhere to monitor the rail ships traffic as they come and go. His partner, so to speak, is across the no man's land on the Eastern side. They do not speak. They do not interact. They are enemies. Until the day John falls from his roof trying to repair a shingle and Tom, being neighborly, patches him up and helps during his convalescence. It's hard to view someone as an enemy when they look just like you, share the same horror stories of war, lost loved ones, and are just trying to survive every day. Comfort, friendship and love grow from those commonalities and John and Tom realize they're far more alike than they are different.

A beautiful love story. Thank you, Kim.

 

 

 

 

 

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Additional Information

Format	ebook
Length	Short Story, 52 pages/11221 words
Heat Level
Publication Date	01-June-2014
Price	$2.99 ebook
Buy Link	https://www.dreamspinnerpress.com/books/the-border-by-kim-fielding-1313-b