A "beautifully written, deeply honest" memoir of a marriage shaped by war and PTSD (Abigail Thomas, author of A Three Dog Life).
After forty-five years of marriage, celebrated author and poet Abigail B. Calkin explores the relationship she has with her husband, who served three tours of duty in two different wars. Raw, riveting, and engaging, Calkin recounts how war and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) shaped their marriage and family.
Told in prose and poetry,The Soul of My Soldieris a vivid exploration of the extended and significant impact war has on loved ones, and how war affects deployed military personnel far beyond their tour of duty.
"When the guns fall silent and troops return home, soldiers carry with them an emotional mine field ... The Soul of My Soldier reveals the tender attentiveness required to survive and heal." -Hank Lentfer, author of Faith of Cranes