For 2 Cents, I'll Go With You: A Novel of the Great War

By Marcia Maxwell

"Maxwell's prose is straightforward and effective, and there is a refreshing lack of grandiosity in the experiences of Pat and his fellow medics..." Teresa Devine, Historical Novel Society.

Walter "Pat" Lusk is a lonely and bored young man working as a shipping clerk. Desperate for adventure, he dreams of glory serving in the trenches of war-torn France, so in April 1917 he enlists, full of youthful enthusiasm and patriotic fervor. At first he enjoys his training and the camaraderie of his buddies in the medical department. Once in France, however, he is utterly unprepared for the horror of mechanized war and the heart-rending loss day after day. The medics of Evacuation Hospital No. 4 manage to survive the war, only to face a strange new illness causing fever, cough, and uncontrollable bleeding among the wounded. Then Pat wakes up with a headache and cough.

So much for glory.

Now with ten thought-provoking questions from the author designed to help you or your book club get to the heart of this coming of age novella.

"I gave this book five-stars only because it wouldn't let me give six."
"Read this story it will have you in tears. I love the bonding of brotherhood "
"It's not constant battles and gore effects trying to drive an understanding of war. It is thoughts, and growth, and loss."

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 151430385X
• ISBN13: 9781514303856
• Release Date: October 2015
• Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
• Length: 102 Pages
• Weight: 0.32 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 6.0" x 9.0"