Winner of Best Memoir at the Parliamentary Book Awards 2020'Dan Jarvis's story is a belter. It's about love, loss, courage and determination told with his customary modesty which fails to disguise the amazing man behind the story' Alan JohnsonDan Jarvis is an MP and a Mayor, but this is not a book about politics. This is a book about service and family - specifically his time serving in the elite Parachute Regiment, and the tragic death of his wife Caroline.Dan used to be a soldier, and although soldiering provides the backdrop to some of the book, what it is really about is love, life and death - and all the stuff that goes in between. It is about making decisions when under extreme pressure, about keeping calm, keeping going and keeping a smile on your face - well, most of the time, anyway. Specifically, it is about the two biggest challenges Dan faced and the way he tried to cope with them - taking on the Taliban in Afghanistan, and losing his wife to cancer at a tragically young age.For a long time Dan did not feel ready or able to talk about it, but ten years on, he now wants to tell the story. From the mortal danger and nerve-tangling fear of night-fighting in Helmand province to the aching heartache of bereavement, this is a unique and compelling memoir by a man of courage and character. Though it has been a hard book for Dan to write, it is a gripping and inspiring one to read.
Format: Paperback / softback
CONTRIBUTORS: Dan Jarvis
EAN: 9781408710715
COUNTRY: United Kingdom
PAGES:
WEIGHT: 277 g
HEIGHT: 196 cm
PUBLISHED BY: Little, Brown Book Group
DATE PUBLISHED: 2021-06-03
CITY:
GENRE: BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Political
WIDTH: 126 cm
SPINE:
Book Themes:
Autobiography: general
Dan Jarvis's story is a belter. It's about love, loss, courage and determination told with his customary modesty which fails to disguise the amazing man behind the story, This is an incredibly moving memoir, A terrific memoir; moving, heartfelt and genuinely engaging, Imagine going off to war only to lose the one you love back home - a raw and gripping account of coping with war, risk, grief and being a single dad
Dan Jarvis is Labour MP for Barnsley Central and Mayor of the Sheffield City Region. He was an officer in the Parachute Regiment between 1997-2011, rising to the rank of Major before leaving the army to become an MP
