Please join us for this special evening when we will discuss SURVIVE OR DIE TRYING written by our Friend, “local author” Barry Jandebeur.

Barry is a U.S. Marine and Vietnam Veteran who has skillfully facilitated our November discussion in previous years as we continue to honor our Veterans. This is Barry’s fourth novel, but the first time he has visited his wartime experiences. As a result of Barry’s generosity copies of the book have been made available in the library.

 

Bartlett writer Barry S. Jandebeur to discuss his fourth novel.

This is the first of his novels that ventures into a discussion of war time experiences and the lingering effects.

Survive or Die Trying is an intimate, heartfelt view into Charles Master’s journey of discovery that challenges the complicated intricacies of trust, friendship, and loyalty.

A look inside:

“When we came back from Vietnam – not just Shep and me, but all of us – there was no time for adjustment to civilian life. Our fathers were welcomed home from war with a sense of “mission accomplished”, anxious to marry, start a family and have the proverbial home with a white picket fence. Those who served in Vietnam, both in combat or in support expected to come home in the same way. Instead the streets were lined with protesters. Advised to not wear your uniform home, you often travelled in the later hours. Vietnam veterans were spat upon and endured relentless insults and threats. Shep and I, and hundreds like us, came home with baggage. It was baggage never before dealt with openly. We returned with a suck it up and deal attitude. Some were bothered by the protestors while others joined them. The truth is that all of us were hardly more than kids and each in his or her own way fought the war. Whether you were humping through the jungles of a mis-managed war, marching in the streets, or figuring out a new life in Canada, you, your parents and so many peripheral to you fought the same war. Today, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder is part of America’s lexicon. It is finally recognized and treated now. Shep and I had strong women. They cared about us and all of our fragmented parts, loved us, and gently walked at our sides. Others stood at the ready too, and slowly, we put scattered pieces back together – maybe not as they were, but together nonetheless.”

Barry will facilitate the annual Veterans Recognition meeting of The Friends of The Bartlett Public Library Book Club. November 12, 2019 at 7:00 p.m. at The Bartlett Public Library

He will discuss the book, its story and the process of bringing it to his readers, and willingly answer any questions.

Barry writes from Cobb Farm Cabin in Bartlett, NH and Kingfield Cottage in Ogunquit, ME

www.barrysjandebeur.com