About
J.E. Barrett is a Maine native and a member of the active duty military. Upon graduating from Olney Friends School in southeast Ohio, he attended Wilmington College where he earned a B.S. in Athletic Training. After working at various levels of Athletic Training for five years, he followed a family tradition of service to the country and joined the military. The rare combination of his upbringing in Downeast Maine, his education at Quaker institutions and his service in the military enable J.E. Barrett to infuse his writing with a truly unique perspective of the world. During his life, he's jumped out of planes with the 82nd Airborne, hiked the Appalachian trail, worked agriculture and construction in Maine and Ohio, and completed four combat tours to Iraq and Afghanistan, to name just a few of his experiences. J.E. Barrett is a firm believer that no matter where you are or what you're doing, it's the people you're with who truly make the experience worthwhile.Today the author resides on an Army base somewhere in the world with his beautiful wife, awesome son, two cats and a dog. Readers are encouraged to follow the author at any of the internet links provided below:
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Description
<p>When Jessica Bryant pesters her wealthy parents to allow her to have a dog as a pet, the answer is a resounding "No"; but they soon come to regret their decision when thier home is broken into one evening whilst they are out and their daughter kidnapped and held for ransom. The kidnappers, in the form of four seedy and incompetent characters wearing Disneyland-type masks, take her hostage and keep her incarcerated in a place from which there appears to be no escape. However, they reckon without the resourcefulness of our heroine, and the courage of a wonderful stray dog who comes to her aid and whom she names 'Murdo'. And so begins an exciting and humurous accounting of the couples' adventures together as they consistently foil and outwit the abductors whilst on the run together.<br /> This is a lovely story of the friendship between a girl and a dog, bringing out themes of responsibility, camaraderie, redemption, salvation and self-sacrifice. It includes some wonderful dialogue sequences as Jessica teaches her new four-legged friend how to communicate with her, with additional delightful conversations between the animals when a rabbit and a sparrow join forces with them in an effort to outwit the kidnappers and restore Jessica safely back to her parents' home. </p>
Story Behind The Book
Jane has a nice house, a good job and a husband who loves her. In spite of all that, she thinks she's having the worst day anyone could ever possibly have. Follow her and six others, whose only connection is being in the same place at the same time, through one day in their lives. Watch the permanent and sometimes tragic effects they unwittingly have on each other's lives.
