Fallen Hero
A moving novel of love, war, sacrifice and an extraordinary homecoming by Australian author Stephen Bowker. At just eighteen, Jack Jones leaves behind the girl he loves to fight for his country. When he disappears, those closest to him are left to mourn a future that will never be. But when Jack unexpectedly returns alive, he discovers that coming home may be the greatest challenge of all.
About the Book
He left as a young soldier. He returned as a man the world believed was dead.
At eighteen, Jack Jones has his whole life ahead of him. Young, determined and deeply in love, he makes the difficult decision to leave behind the girl he loves and everything familiar to fight for his country.
But war changes everything.
Somewhere along the way, Jack disappears. With no answers and no certainty about his fate, those he leaves behind are forced to confront the possibility that he will never return.
As the years pass, life moves forward. People change, relationships evolve and the memories of a young soldier become part of a past that can never be forgotten.
Then, without warning, Jack Jones comes home.
Alive.
But returning from the dead in the eyes of the world is not the happy ending Jack might have imagined.
The people he loved have lived without him. The world he remembers has changed. And Jack must face the difficult reality of finding his place in a life that continued while he was gone.
Fallen Hero is an emotional novel exploring love, sacrifice, separation, hope and the meaning of home. It asks what happens when a soldier survives the unimaginable, only to discover that returning to ordinary life brings challenges of its own.
When the world believes you are dead, what happens when you finally come home?
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