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Little, Brown Audio
- Paperback Sep 3, 2021 | 9781408710715 | RRP $26.99 Buy Now
- Audiobook Mar 12, 2020 | 9781405546034 | RRP $35.99 Buy Now
- e-Book Mar 5, 2020 | 9781408710708 | RRP $12.99 Buy Now
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Little, Brown
- Paperback Sep 3, 2021 | 9781408710715 | RRP $26.99 Buy Now
- Audiobook Mar 12, 2020 | 9781405546034 | RRP $35.99 Buy Now
- e-Book Mar 5, 2020 | 9781408710708 | RRP $12.99 Buy Now
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A deeply emotional combination of grief memoir and soldier's story.
Winner of Best Memoir at the Parliamentary Book Awards 2020
'Dan Jarvis's story is a belter. It's about love, loss, courage and determination told with his customary modesty which fails to disguise the amazing man behind the story' Alan Johnson
Dan Jarvis is an MP and a Mayor, but this is not a book about politics. This is a book about service and family - specifically his time serving in the elite Parachute Regiment, and the tragic death of his wife Caroline.
Dan used to be a soldier, and although soldiering provides the backdrop to some of the book, what it is really about is love, life and death - and all the stuff that goes in between. It is about making decisions when under extreme pressure, about keeping calm, keeping going and keeping a smile on your face - well, most of the time, anyway. Specifically, it is about the two biggest challenges Dan faced and the way he tried to cope with them - taking on the Taliban in Afghanistan, and losing his wife to cancer at a tragically young age.
For a long time Dan did not feel ready or able to talk about it, but ten years on, he now wants to tell the story. From the mortal danger and nerve-tangling fear of night-fighting in Helmand province to the aching heartache of bereavement, this is a unique and compelling memoir by a man of courage and character. Though it has been a hard book for Dan to write, it is a gripping and inspiring one to read.
Praise for Long Way Home: Love, life, death, and everything in between
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Dan Jarvis's story is a belter. It's about love, loss, courage and determination told with his customary modesty which fails to disguise the amazing man behind the story
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