Peoria Heights, IL—Two authors, two wars, two perspectives. I Know You Like A Book presents two historical fiction authors for its next Local Author book signing event on Saturday, April 19th at 2:00 p.m. Brooks Carver of Canton and Thomas Jones of Springfield both explore the effects of war on the American soldier.
Carver’s first book, “The Angels’ Share” is set in the reconstruction period after the Civil War. The story follows Jack Grady, his son, and two other veterans as they make an epic journey across the war-torn South. The novel won the Bronze Medal for historical fiction in the ForeWord Magazine Book of the Year competition in 2004. Carver’s second novel, “Give My Love to Ivy Rose” tells the story of the grandchildren of “The Angels’ Share” hero. Both books will be available at the book signing.
Jones took his experiences as a Marine in the Vietnam War and crafted his novel, “Lost Survivor: The Novel of a Black Soldier’s Journey to Vietnam and Back”. The premise of the story is that one of the hardest lessons for a soldier is to realize that past experiences are not valid during combat, and what is lost, in order to survive, is what is needed to live. Tom and Lost Survivor have been featured by Illinois State Library Authors Book Fair and his book placed in the Illinois Authors Collection at the IL State Library, Gwendolyn Brooks Building
An articulate and engaging speaker, Tom shares his particular war experiences of the survival journey required by the return to civilian life plus anecdotes garnered from his work as a counselor to other veterans and their families. For Street-Wise, Newspaper of Chicago, he wrote a requested article entitled, “What does America owe its veterans?”
I Know You Like A Book, 4707 Prospect Road, Peoria Heights, IL hosts Local Author Book Signing Event, Saturday, April 19th, 2:00 to 6:00 pm. Mary Beth Nebel, Owner (309) 685-2665.
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