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THE FOURTEENTH OF SEPTEMBER
A Coming of Conscience Novel
Product Details:
Genre | Literary Fiction, Historical Fiction
Publisher | She Writes Press
Released | Sept 18, 2018
Length | 376 pages
ISBN | 978-1631524622
ASIN | B0787VTNX4
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On September 14, 1969, Private First Class Judy Talton celebrates her nineteenth birthday by secretly joining the campus anti-Vietnam War movement. In doing so, she jeopardizes both the army scholarship that will secure her future and her relationship with her military family. But Judy’s doubts have escalated with the travesties of the war. Who is she if she stays in the army? What is she if she leaves?
When the first date pulled in the Draft Lottery turns up as her birthday, she realizes that if she were a man, she’d have been Number One—off to Vietnam with an under-fire life expectancy of six seconds. The stakes become clear, propelling her toward a life-altering choice as fateful as that of any draftee.
The Fourteenth of September portrays a pivotal time at the peak of the Vietnam War through the rare perspective of a young woman, tracing her path of self-discovery and a “Coming of Conscience.” Judy’s story speaks to the poignant clash of young adulthood, early feminism, and war, offering an ageless inquiry into the domestic politics of protest when the world stops making sense.
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“A truly fascinating... compelling and original read about one of the most debated wars in modern history.”
"The Fourteenth of September is a deftly written and thoroughly absorbing read from beginning to end.”
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“She walks a tightrope between betrayal and commitment so well that we as readers almost forget who she really is.”
“If you’re like me, after you read this well-written novel, it will be difficult to put it out of your mind.”
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“This is a story that will hit home for a generation that is still here with us to read about it.”
“The author's portrayal of Judy was so well done that I felt like she was someone I knew in college.”
“Rita Dragonette writes a good story describing the turmoil, fears, anger and sadness of that time.”
“A brilliantly conceived and conceptualized ‘time capsule’ of a particularly inclusive period of turbulence in American history.”
"An ageless inquiry into the domestic politics of protest when the world stops making sense."
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