Chords of War + Giveaway
Chords of War by Christopher Meeks and Sam Gonzalez Jr. Publisher: White Whisker Books (Sept 30, 2017) Category: Military Fiction, Literary Fiction, Music Fiction Tour dates: Oct-Nov, 2017 ISBN: 978-0-9863265-2-3 Available in Print & ebook, 275 pages The Chords of War is the tale of punk rock teenager Max Rivera from Florida, who seeks purpose as he tries to understand why his life always teeters between music and mayhem. After he's kicked out of his band on tour, he joins the Army to change his life. It's after 9/11, and he finds himself under fire in Iraq, part of the surge in Baquabah. In order to deal with his teen angst and raging hormones among daily patrols, coordinated battles, and women fighting alongside him, Max creates a new band with soldiers. Will Max and his friends survive? How did he get to this point in his life? The novel was inspired by the true-life Iraq adventures of Samuel Gonzalez, Jr. His life, and this book, reflects the story of a punk r...