{"product_id":"the-soldiers-house-9781636282787","title":"The Soldier's House","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"An unprecedented breakthrough novel about life after war.\"\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003e--Cara Hoffman, author of Running, Be Safe, I Love You and So Much Pretty \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThis is not only a massively good book, it is absolutely necessary.\"\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003e--Joydeep Roy-Bhattacharya, author \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eof The Storyteller of Marrakesh and The \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eWatch\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA bold and compassionate novel about war's aftermath, \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Soldier's House\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e confronts the uneasy truths of rescue, redemption, and what it means to share a home and future with a former enemy.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Soldier's House\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e, Helen Benedict tells the story of an Iraq War veteran who saves the lives of his assassinated Iraqi interpreter's widow, child, and mother by bringing them to his upstate New York home. For the soldier, this is a way of making amends, but the widow finds being rescued by the enemy both humiliating and compromising. This is a compassionate tale that examines whether redemption and forgiveness are even possible in the wake of war. In light of the increasing displacement of people all over the world, \u003cem\u003eThe Soldier's House \u003c\/em\u003eis particularly timely and poignant.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Helen Benedict\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Red Hen Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/21\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 224\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.70lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 5.90w x 0.60d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781636282787\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/01\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/06\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHelen Benedict\u003c\/strong\u003e has been writing about refugees and war for many years, both in her three most recent novels, \u003cem\u003eThe Good Deed, Wolf Season\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eSand Queen\u003c\/em\u003e, and in her 2022 book of nonfiction, \u003cem\u003eMap of Hope \u0026amp; Sorrow: Stories of Refugees Trapped in Greece\u003c\/em\u003e. A recipient of the PEN\/Jean Stein Grant for Literary Oral History, the Ida B. Wells Award for Bravery in Journalism, and the James Aronson Award for Social Justice Journalism, Benedict is also the author of \u003cem\u003eThe Lonely Soldier: The Private War of Women Serving in Iraq\u003c\/em\u003e. Her writings inspired a class action suit against the Pentagon on behalf of those sexually assaulted in the military and the 2012 Oscar-nominated documentary \u003cem\u003eThe Invisible War\u003c\/em\u003e. She is a professor at Columbia University in New York.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"booksdeli.com","offers":[{"title":"Helen Benedict \/ Paperback \/ English","offer_id":48231737426077,"sku":"9781636282787","price":22.74,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0619\/5648\/9373\/files\/img_05cacf56-ac60-40e2-80b5-70a4169f2fee.jpg?v=1778578048","url":"https:\/\/booksdeli.com\/products\/the-soldiers-house-9781636282787","provider":"booksdeli.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}