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Peace of Ourselves

Peace of Ourselves

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Inspired by a true story, Peace of Ourselves is a coming-of-age novel about a youngman's evolving objection to the Vietnam War and his subsequent move from the USto Canada. The book offers a unique po...
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Inspired by a true story, Peace of Ourselves is a coming-of-age novel about a youngman's evolving objection to the Vietnam War and his subsequent move from the USto Canada. The book offers a unique point of view that will trigger contemplativememories for those who lived during that time and a historical perspective for thosewho did not.Kevin Fischer is a Missouri boy growing up in the '60s and '70s. He's watchingtelevision after oral surgery on the day President Kennedy is shot. He's on springbreak traveling through Memphis when Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. is killed. By thetime he's in college, Kevin is participating in the growing, antiwar protests.Kevin meets John, a Vietnam veteran who is traumatized by what he saw “over there.”John and Kevin have long talks about the realities of fighting in the Vietnam War, USGovernment international expansionism and the acceptance of these policies by themajority of US citizens. Although Kevin has a college draft deferment, as well as amedical issue that should preclude him from military service, he strongly opposes theVietnam War on principle. This ideology is tested when his number comes up shortin the draft lottery of 1969 making it more likely he will be drafted after college.John has decided to immigrate to Canada, and Kevin goes along for the road tripbefore he goes back to college. Kevin falls in love with Canada and decides to stay,much to the dismay of his parents, who are more of the belief, “my county, rightor wrong”. Kevin's true love from school, Lorraine, joins him in Canada, and theybegin a unique, shared adventure managing a large vineyard operation in BritishColumbia's Okanagan Valley.
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