My book “A Hell for Heroes” is receiving some great Reviews and I’m extremely grateful to each one of you who have taken the time to publish your opinions about the book on Amazon. Sales are going well but in order for the book to do its job of helping the friends and families of servicemen and women past and present to understand the changes they have seen in their loved ones on their return from combat, I need your help. Could I please ask those of you that have read the book, and have the time, to post a review on Amazon.co.uk.
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Posted in Armed Forces Charities, Author Information, Big Issue, Book Reviews, poetry, poets, Post Truamatic Stress Disorder, PTSD, Theo's Posts, Vetrans on November 24, 2012 by Theodore Knell
I’ve just received a fantastic review of my book “A Hell for Heroes” in this week’s copy of the “BIG ISSUE” magazine. Some people will ask. `What has the life story of a Special Forces soldier got to do with the homeless?` The answer is simple, a large number of those who are currently living rough and alone on the streets of our cities today are ex servicemen and women. A lot of these individuals have spent years in the service of their country only to find that they couldn’t cope with the peace or life on the outside, (Civve Street) once they leave the service.
It’s a devastating feeling when you walk past a homeless person sitting on pavement in the rain only to realise that it’s someone you had once served with. Someone you had relied on to stand his ground and have your back when both of your lives depended on it, and he didn’t waver.
The magazine is not all doom and gloom, nor is it full of requests for you to repeatedly put your hand in your pocket for scroungers. True it does require a payment of £2.50, but its good value for money. You will receive a highly polished professional magazine that covers a large number of important issues, those that are relevant to most people’s everyday lives. It provides the reader with the latest spin on local, national and world news and events. In depth and searching interviews with leading politicians and celebrities, personal money matters, including how to make the most of what you have, along with personal stories and the latest in professional book, music , film and festival reviews.
The magazine sells in access of 150,000 copies every week through its street vendors, providing each one of them with a unique opportunity to help themselves. The important thing to remember is that this is not charity; the vendors first have to prove that they are homeless or in immediate danger of becoming homeless, they then have to purchase every copy of the “BIG ISSUE” magazine, before they are able to sell it.
My review was written by Thomas Quinn a regular book reviewer with the “BIG ISSUE”. You can read a taste of what he had to say about it. Take a look, it’s free here: Book Review
Take care. Theo
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