Shattered Peace: A Century of Silence by Julie McDonald ZanderMy rating: 4 of 5 stars
This is a very well written novel in a dual timeline . The story toggles between 2019 and 1919, a century apart , with two protagonists experiencing a similar aftermath after witnessing the horrors of two wars , Iraq war and WW 1.
In 2019, Colleen Holmes returns back from Iraq war and is suffering from the post war trauma. She plans to move into the house of her grandmother who has inherited it from her great great grandparents . When she remodels the house , she finds diaries and letters which belonged to her great great grandfather Michael , who was a WW 1 veteran.
The letters describe the horrors faced by Michael during WW 1 and the bitter aftermath of the war .
Colleen finds a striking similarity between her current plight and Michael’s situation.
It is a well researched novel bringing a lot of lesser known historic events into light . It also delves deep into the post war trauma which the soldiers and the veterans face. Horrors do not end with war . It stays in the minds of the survivors till the end of their lives .
I really liked this book , it deserves time and respect from its readers .
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