Pages: Hard
Cover
Publisher:
Simon and Schuster
Release
Date: October 1st, 2013
Reviewer:
Virginia Armstrong
JAGS: 8
Preemptive Love is a memoir of Jeremy Courtney’s struggle to help thousands of children
with heart conditions during the Iraqi war.
Believing in love first, ask questions later, he puts his life and his
heart on the line as he goes against other’s fears, prejudices and political
persuasions. In his quest, he finds that
most people, no matter their race or religion are good, loving people who only
want what is best for their families.
Jeremy
doesn’t run at the first sign of trouble, not even when a fatwa is issued for
him. Instead, he continues onward,
fighting or the children’s lives, pleasantly satisfied when the results are in
the child’s favor, heartbroken when they are not.
Jeremy tells
not only his story of courage and sacrifice, but that of his wife, children and
friends he meets along the way.
Preemptive Love
is a story that enlightens the reader to the many similarities in people’s
lives, reminding us that we are all built with the same emotions, living
similar life’s but with different beliefs and practices.
Preemptive Love
opens the reader’s eyes to the damage that war does not only physically, but
emotionally as well.
The story is
well written, yet Jeremy seemed to distance himself from his writing as if
reluctant to give his entire heart. This
prevents the reader from feeling what he felt during and fully understanding
the depth and need of these small children.
Preemptive Love is a must read as a wake-up call to the tragedies of war and the impact it
has on the lives it touches.
“We received a free copy of this book from Howard Books, for our honest review. The opinions expressed here are our own.” –The Jag Review
“We received a free copy of this book from Howard Books, for our honest review. The opinions expressed here are our own.” –The Jag Review
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