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A wonderful novel about the true costs of war. Though it may have taken Eizabeth Marro 10 years to write Casualties, for me it was worth the wait. It is simply a wonderful book that touches on one of the most important social issues of our day – the cost of war. What she has given me is an experience that will never be forgotten. It tou. yogamom said tragedy and hard won redemption. Elizabeth Marro takes an unflinching look at the real costs of war and our all-too-human willingness to impose separation rather than accept the full brunt of the pain we inflict. At first you may wish to avert your own gaze as well -- tragedy arrives early in these pages -- but by then it's too . "Old Wounds And New Beginings" according to GranBobbie. A caring and incisive book examining the physical and mental issues that are felt by our service men and women as they deal with the tragedies of war. The main characters are truly " casualties " of the war and the way they support each other and come to grips with their nightmares is akin to the

Elizabeth Marro’s work has appeared in The San Diego Reader, The Gloucester Daily Times, LiteraryMama, and elsewhere. . A long-time resident of the “North Country” region of New Hampshire, she holds degrees from the University of New Hampshire and Rutgers University, and now lives in San Diego. Casualties is her first novel

A note arrives for Ruth in the mail a few days later saying, “I’m sorry for everything. Some come back broken. A heartbreaking and insightful debut novel about the wars we fight overseas, at home, and within our own hearts. Some come back whole. But she wasn’t.   So, when he returns home to San Diego after his second tour in Iraq, apparently unscathed, it feels like a chance to start over and make things right—until a scandal at work tears her away from their reunion. By the next morning, Robbie is gone. Some just never come back  As an executive for one of the most successful military defense contractors in the country, Ruth Nolan should have been thrilled when her troubled son, Robbie, chose to join the marines. I love you.”   Without a backward glance, Ruth packs up Robbie’s ashes a

Any book that can bring me to tears is a winner."—Fresh Fiction . “How do you survive the unendurable? Marro’s gorgeous debut is about war, grief, guilt, and grappling with the truths you don't expect, and finally taking the risk and acknowledging the ones that you do. This is an important story set against the drama of today’s volatile world that asks moral questions yet, ultimately, resides in the heart.”—Judy Reeves, author of Wild Women, Wild Voices    “There's an emotional jolt early in the pages of Elizabeth Marro's debut novel Casualties that reminds us not all battle scars start on the battlefield. The bell-like tolls of this tragic event will reverberate throughout the rest of this heartbreaking novel as Ruth and Casey, two strangers broken by grief and regret, reluctantly join together on a cross-country road trip. Elizabeth Marro made me care about these tw

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