It is Well by
James D. Shipman is the story of one man’s journey as his world drastically
changes around him. The story opens at the funeral of his wife, Helen, Jonathan
Beecher sits quietly as the service proceeds around him. His 15-year old
daughter, Mary, as his side and his sons, Matthew and Luke as well. After the
funeral, Matthew breaks the news that he is joining a construction company in
the Pacific. Fast forward to December 7, 1941, the news of the Pearl Harbor
Attack reaches his small town in Washington. He worries about his son, Matthew
and now his son, Luke, who joins the service with this fellow countryman. Back
home, Jonathan must deal with the economic strife the war brings on his
hardware store, no word from Matthew and Luke, off at boot camp and Mary
becoming very familiar with a local police officer. As he tries to live
day-to-day, Jonathan meets Sarah Gilbertson and the attraction is immediate.
However, Jonathan holds back due to a promise he made his late wife. Will
Jonathan allow himself another chance at happiness? Will Matthew and Luke
return home safely?
It is Well is a
dramatic story filled with the struggles and dangers on the home front as well
the battlefields. The story switched between Snohomish, Washington, Wake
Island, and the European battlefields as the reader sees life on the home front
with Jonathan and his daughter, Mary. The atrocities of the Wake Island
occupation by the Japanese and the horrors of the battlefields. The story is
filled intense drama and heartache as well as sweet memories of love and
happiness. I highly recommend It is Well
for its realistic portrayal of life during World War II.
It is Well
is available in paperback
and Kindle
with Amazon
and
in paperback and
audiobook
with Barnes and Noble
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