LEBANON, Pa., July 7, 2010 — In a vivid re-imagining of the events surrounding the Tet Offensive during the Vietnam War, From This Far Distant Shore (published by AuthorHouse), a riveting new work of historical fiction, Richard Curtin shows the event from the point of view of David, a naive and foolishly brave young man who charges headfirst into a world of violence, imperialism, corruption and unrequited love.
When David, a simple, hapless youth, finds himself reporting for duty at his assigned fort during the third year of the bloody conflict, he has no idea what lies in the days and months before him. He not only faces the hardships of battle, but the hardships of love as he learns more and more about this place he must call home, the evil lurking around each corner and himself. When circumstances lead to his eventual meltdown, David finds himself contemplating suicide. But, suddenly, great terror ensues, "the dragon from hell attacking at the witch's hour of night. In the ensuing horror festival, the dark faces glowing in the fires of retribution run through the night."
When sunlight finally comes, it reveals a "massacre of biblical proportions." David is still stunned by the loss when another attack rains down over Ten Alpha. Although he is warned that he will never make it back alive, he chases a glimmer of hope in the distance:
David has the wind knocked out of him but out to even the lopsided score he ascends to meet the beast once again. Inadvertently straying upon a far distant shore in a parallel universe he is stranded in Seventh Heaven; turning to look back at what will never come again he ascertains he's right back from where he started. Gazing into the mirrors he thought about playing catch up, undoing all the mistakes he made along the way: but doesn't.
Although he has passed through the gauntlet, David comes to meet his fate on the dirt runway at East Field, catching everyone by surprise, but most of all, himself.
Follow David through the challenges of love and the horrors of war in a captivating new perspective on the Tet Offensive that will delight history and action enthusiasts alike in Richard Curtin's From This Far Distant Shore.
Richard Curtin resides in southeast Pennsylvania. Retired, he keeps busy with his two granddaughters. Curtin served in Vietnam for over two years, providing him with good insight leading up to the Tet Offensive. Researching, studying and writing From This Far Distant Shore has helped him develop an even better understanding of what took place on both sides of the conflict. From This Far Distant Shore is his first book.
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