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Take Me Home

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Just as Hans's life is improving, he begins to suspect that German authorities are watching him again. Going back to prison would be painful, but worse is the thought that he might miss his opportunity for a future with Elli. Gene is surviving the terrors of a jungle war day by day, with long periods of boredom followed by moments of utter terror. Can he really make it home, when so many are dying all around him? And if so, will Emily and Danny even recognize the man he has become? Kathy has joined the Peace Corps and traveled to the Philippines, determined to make a difference, but she find that her eagerness to help only alienates people. When the local LDS branch president asks her to accept a calling, Kathy is unsure. She can't seem to find a place where she really belongs. Diane's marriage to Greg is certainly not turning out the way she had imagined it. She still has reason to doubt his faithfulness to her, and he's becoming abusive. Diane wants to make her marriage work, but she's wondering how many chances she should give her difficult husband.

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    • Publisher's Weekly

      August 23, 2004
      The Thomas family saga continues with this solid penultimate volume, set in the early 1970s. Readers who have followed the story will cheer as Diane finally stands on her own two feet; Hans finds a modest amount of freedom and happiness in socialist East Germany; and Kathy discovers that it is faith, not politics, that will change people's lives in the Philippines and elsewhere. But while his cousins come into their own, Gene feels lost amid the chaos and anguish of the Vietnam War, which inflicts deep emotional and physical wounds. As always, Hughes offers a balanced perspective on one of American history's most turbulent eras, and weaves in his characters' Mormon beliefs without excessive moralizing. Although the writing occasionally tells—rather than shows—the action, the characters ring true and the story is engrossing.

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