Lesson Two: Pursuing Dreams: A Lessons from the Fort Book

By R.J. Henry

To protect his girlfriend from what he believes to be her lecherous uncle, John Horton has eloped with Janet Toy risking his education and his future. Now struggling with the challenges faced by young marrieds - managing a household, paying bills - they soon find conflicts in their interpersonal relationship constitute a far greater danger to the success of their marriage than keeping food on the table or a roof over their heads.'Pursuing Dreams' follows John and Janet's efforts to find fulfillment in their marriage. But throughout their life-journey they are dogged by continuing conflicts in expectations as well as the mismatch in just what dreams are being pursued. From Pittsburgh to Hartford and back, they find themselves thwarted in that pursuit, often by circumstances beyond their control but primarily by their own failings.Both are encouraged and supported by their respective families, but as the story develops it becomes clear that their families also have conflicting perspectives and John, in particular, finds himself alienated by Janet's family as he struggles to build an affectionate loving relationship with her.'Lesson Three: Compromises,' the first volume published of the tetralogy Lessons from the Fort introduced John and Janet, in full blown mid-life crisis, returning to their roots, gamely hoping to save their marriage, if not their love; leading one to wonder where the seeds of their discontent had been sewn.'Lesson One: Coming of Age' revealed their early years, their respective family ethos and pathos, friendships and conflicts as well as their evolving hopes and dreams as they grew into maturity, thus answering in part the sources of their discontent.'Lesson Two: Pursuing Dreams' completes that picture, providing the full context of their experiences that led to the dramatic conclusion in 'Compromises.'

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 198050203X
• ISBN13: 9781980502036
• Release Date: March 2018
• Publisher: Independently published
• Length: 268 Pages
• Weight: 0.78 lbs.
• Dimensions: 7.8" x 0.7" x 5.1"