Ad – review. I was sent a copy of this book for review purposes and all thoughts are my own.
About the book
As the war in Vietnam stutters to a close, a heavily pregnant Faith flees America for a new life in England. Leaving behind everything she knew, including the mystery of what happened to the father of her unborn child after he went missing behind enemy lines. Three decades on and her son, thirty-something slacker Dan, knows he's wasting his life in pubs, nightclubs, and his dead-end job. That all changes, though, when a man with storied eyes and an old army jacket introduces himself as the father Dan never had a chance to know.
But is Jacob, a battered and broken war veteran, really who he claims to be? As Jacob's true purpose in seeking him out becomes clear, Dan comes to understand that his life is very far from meaningless - and that the choices he makes might have deadly and irredeemable consequences.
Although a slow starter The Heart Ladder soon sped up once half way through the story. If you are expecting a suspenseful thriller than unfortunately you will be disappointed as I feel it doesn't belong in that genre at all. It features a bit about the Vietnam war however the main gist of the story is about Dan and i did find it a confusing read to be honest.
