Hold Strong
Hold Strong
Hold Strong is
a historical fiction novel taking place during World War II. Sam Carlson is a
projectionist in small town Minnesota & his sweetheart Sarah Haber is a
math wiz bound for college wanting to teach. Both Sam & Sarah do their
parts for the war effort. Sam enlists in the service & Sarah is a code
breaker. When the Japanese bomb Pearl Harbor, Sam is taken as a POW by the
Japanese and is brutalized but not beaten down by The Bataan Death March. Sarah intercepts a message about a Japanese
convoy the Arisan Maru. The mission? Sink the Arisan Maru clear to sink it to
the dark depths of the South China Sea… Doing this though, could break Sarah’s
heart…
Research, Writing, Characters & Everything In
Between
Where do I begin? I know 2025 isn’t here yet, but
after starting and finishing reading this novel, I could already tell it was
going to be one of the best books of 2025. You can tell Robert Dugoni, Dr. Jeff
Langholz & Chris Crabtree did an excellent job of blending research and
storytelling without the research sounding like a textbook & without the
storytelling seeming farfetched. The writing is descriptive & I could see
everything happening in my head as if I were watching a movie! The characters
are well written. My favorite characters
are, Sam, Sarah, Pete Chavez, Qui Jin & Father Thomas Scecina who was a
real Catholic Priest aboard the Arisan Maru. I would have so many questions and
confessions for Father Thomas. I appreciate that while this novel is a
historical fiction novel, its one of those rare novels that tells the
importance of courage, endurance and most of all faith even when life seems
like a never-ending nightmare. There are
so many scenes I appreciate but I would end up spoiling it. If you enjoy
historical fiction, history about World War II, pick up a copy of Hold
Strong by Robert Dugoni, Dr. Jeff Langholz & Chris Crabtree which will
be available on January 28th! I look forward to our Q&A gentlemen!
Thank you Megan Beatie for sending me an early copy & the beautiful note! You
were right I did enjoy it!
