A Tearjerker Memoir From a Young War Widow

What happens when a knock on the door shatters your life as you know it? Only five weeks after deploying to Afghanistan as a physician assistant, Captain Cory Jenkins was killed by an IED. Suddenly a young widow with a 9-week old daughter, his wife Brooke is set on a path she never expected to trod.

Critically speaking, the writing is good, but not excellent. Her transitions and childhood stories didn't blend as seamlessly into the story as they should. Walters touches on the juxtaposition of having her private grief so publicly displayed, and I would have loved for her to diver deeper into more universal themes. 

However, Walters does a great job conveying the overwhelming mix of emotions from her experience. I read the memoir in one afternoon and sobbed through the entire middle of the book. An emotional look at healing from loss, learning to forgive, and finding faith amid tragedy, Coming Home is a great read for anyone who loves personal memoirs.

I received a complimentary copy of this book from the author, who is a friend of mine. Opinions expressed in this review are completely my own.