While safety and peace seem like they should be birthrights, some of us are born into situations that simply don't allow for these niceties. With a father who sold drugs and a mother who depended on them, the world felt anything but calm to author Mathew Chase.
Growing up in one of the toughest parts of Philadelphia, Mathew learned things in his first few years of life that most of us never have to learn, like how to survive hunger when there's no food in the house and no one there to notice . . . how not to cry or show fear while being beat with a shoe by a foster parent . . . how to mask any signs of vulnerability when passing the dealers and gangsters on the street . . . or how to fight when one or a bunch of kids jump you on your way home from school.
Somehow, Mathew knew he had a choice. He could conform to the status quo and become a victim of the mentality generated by this environment, or he could find a way to break free and build a different kind of life. Joining the U.S. military at age 18 as an exit route from what he'd known forever seemed like a promising solution, but it carried an exacting price tag of its own.
Mathew's childhood began to seem like it had been easy compared to the brutality of training and fighting in Iraq while witnessing the slaying of friends who had become like brothers. Would Mathew ever find home? Follow the author's journey through seemingly endless challenges and failures to understand how these selfsame circumstances mold him into a mature and courageous man. In Finding Home, pain and heartbreak are transformed to what they truly are - stepping stones to ultimate strength and personal freedom.
**Sue's Review**
WOW!!!! Mathew's story is amazing. The way he explains and describes what he went through in his childhood was breaking my heart. I wanted to jump in the story and pull him out and bring him home with me!!!
When he decided to join the Army and become an American Soldier and help defend the rights of the people he fought for - I was in tears!!! Oh yes, this is an amazing story that will keep you on the end of your seat - wondering what is going to happen next. The way he portrayed the things that he experienced in Iraq was unreal. How our soldiers put up with what goes on - I can never imagine totally, BUT Mathew did an awesome job with telling his story.
I truly recommend this book but warn you that you might want to have a tissue close at hand.
I received this book for free in exchange for a fair and honest review. All opinions in this review are 100% my own.
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