Ask him why : a novel
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From New York Times bestselling author Catherine Ryan Hyde comes a stunning, emotional story of a young soldier’s unthinkable act…and the unbreakable bonds between a sister and brother.
Ruth and her little brother, Aubrey, are just teenagers when their older brother ships off to Iraq. When Joseph returns, uninjured, only three and a half months later, Ruth is happy he is safe but also deeply worried. How can it be that her courageous big brother has been dishonorably discharged for refusing to go out on duty? Aubrey can’t believe that his hero doesn’t have very good reasons.
Yet as the horrifying details of the incident emerge, Joseph disappears. In their attempts to find him, Ruth and Aubrey discover he has a past far darker than either of them could imagine. But even as they learn more about their brother, important questions remain unanswered—why did he betray his unit, his country, and now his family? Joseph’s refusal to speak ignites a fire in young Aubrey that results in a disastrous, and public, act of rebellion.
The impact of Joseph’s fateful decision one night in Baghdad will echo for years to come, with his siblings caught between their love for him and the media’s engulfing frenzy of judgment. Will their family ever make their way back to each other and find a way to forgive?
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Booklist Review
When Aubrey and Ruth's older brother, Joseph, returns from his army deployment after only three months in Iraq, they know it can't be good. In the following months, while Joseph is put on trial for acts he hasn't fully explained to them, they fend off accusatory bullies at school and aggressive reporters at home. To make matters worse, their parents are neither loving nor supportive, meanwhile facing harassment of their own. The details slowly emerge, but the one thing Aubrey and Ruth never get to do is ask Joseph for his side of the story. Once he's taken into custody, more than a decade goes by before they have the chance again, and by then it may be too late to undo the hurt. Hyde's conversational style occasionally distracts, but her depiction of family conflict remains raw and honest. As in her internationally renowned Pay It Forward (2000), she delivers a story full of intense emotion that, while at times heavy with heartbreak and despair, ultimately delivers a powerful and rewarding message of hope and redemption.--Ophoff, Cortney Copyright 2015 Booklist
Booklist Reviews
When Aubrey and Ruth's older brother, Joseph, returns from his army deployment after only three months in Iraq, they know it can't be good. In the following months, while Joseph is put on trial for acts he hasn't fully explained to them, they fend off accusatory bullies at school and aggressive reporters at home. To make matters worse, their parents are neither loving nor supportive, meanwhile facing harassment of their own. The details slowly emerge, but the one thing Aubrey and Ruth never get to do is ask Joseph for his side of the story. Once he's taken into custody, more than a decade goes by before they have the chance again, and by then it may be too late to undo the hurt. Hyde's conversational style occasionally distracts, but her depiction of family conflict remains raw and honest. As in her internationally renowned Pay It Forward (2000), she delivers a story full of intense emotion that, while at times heavy with heartbreak and despair, ultimately delivers a powerful and rewarding message of hope and redemption. Copyright 2014 Booklist Reviews.
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Citations
Hyde, C. R. (2015). Ask him why: a novel (First edition.). Lake Union Publishing.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Hyde, Catherine Ryan. 2015. Ask Him Why: A Novel. Seattle: Lake Union Publishing.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Hyde, Catherine Ryan. Ask Him Why: A Novel Seattle: Lake Union Publishing, 2015.
Harvard Citation (style guide)Hyde, C. R. (2015). Ask him why: a novel. First edn. Seattle: Lake Union Publishing.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Hyde, Catherine Ryan. Ask Him Why: A Novel First edition., Lake Union Publishing, 2015.