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Ticket Home

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Ticket Home is one of the best books that I have read. The author, James Pratt, plots out the story extremely well. This book is a mixture of romance and action. The book takes place during the rise of World War Two in the fight against Hitler and the Japanese. The main characters are two twin brothers who are very alike in appearance but even more different in personalities. They both work with their father at their family owned train station.
One of the most important events in this book is when these two brothers fall in love with the same woman. When one of the boys actually takes the girl's hand in marriage the other feels betrayed and torn because his love for the girl was immense. Right after the wedding the boys (who have joined the Mexican National Guard) are sent away to the Philippines. It is while they are there that America joins into the war because of Pearl Harbor. The brothers are thrown into a fight that will change their lives forever.
Although the war helps the broken hearted brother get rid of his anger it also takes away his innocence and it eats away at his naturally kind heart. The war does however bring the brothers close together and many times they save each others lives. For the first time in their lives they see what war actually is and they suffer together as they strive to survive.
This book is a book of sadness. It uncovers the pain of war and also the pain of losing someone that you love. It covers things that all mankind suffers with. We have all been betrayed at one time or other by someone we think we can trust. We have all gone through the trials of love. Most importantly though we must all realize that in these dark times are lessons of life that we must learn. Learn from the mistakes of the past. Learn to forgive and not to fight. These are the things that war tends to teach.
This book is excellent and very thought provoking. I hope that I have inspired someone to read it. The lessons packed inside of it are something that nobody should want to miss.

I have read the other books by James Michael Pratt, "The Last Valentine" and "The Lighthouse Keeper" and really enjoyed them. I should have known that "Ticket Home" would bring me to tears since the others did, but somehow I was not prepared for them at all.

Although this is a work of fiction, it is a great story of WWII, and the Bataan Death March. Mr. Pratt has done a great job with his research on this book (as well as his others) and the story was very credible because of it.

There is so much I could say about this book, but I don't want to give it away. It is a wonderful story of love and deception that had me not wanting to put the book down!

I was browsing in a small book shop, looking for something by a gifted storyteller. Ticket Home fulfilled my wish. Pratt is a skillful writer who lets the story develop his characters. All of the characters were just right. In the end, I found myself caring about these people.

Ticket Home is a novel that should be read in the light of a warm fire with classical music playing and a kitten sleeping on your lap. It's a romance written for men who are not afraid of their emotions.

Ticket Home is a wonderfully written book. James Pratt's talent for drawing his readers into the story is remarkable. He presents various aspects of love; from brotherly, to familial, to marital; and invites his readers to discover their own understanding of love and compassion. Ticket Home is a romantic saga and much more.

THIS IS A BOOK ABOUT A COUPLE OF BROTHERS.
VERY GOOD BOOK--START TO FINISH. VERY QUICK READ.
THE BEST PART OF THE BOOK TAKES PLACE WHEN BOTH BROTHERS
IN UP IN THE PHILLIPINES. QUITE INTERESTING.

Pratt offers such vivid illustrations on WWII and the families who fought it! This is a wonderful read...especially if you know the veterans who fought that war. Great love story with real heart!

I have read everyone of James Michael Pratts books and have loved everyone of them. I love the romance between the people in every book. This one touched me and I think I cried almost through the whole book like I do with all of them. Paradise Bay was the same way. I enjoy Mr. Pratts work and will continue reading as long as he writes.

I highly recommend reading this book. I really enjoyed it. It has romance in it, and you also learn about what it was like living during the war. It was a very interesting story. I really enjoyed reading James Michael Pratt's other books too: "The Lighthouse Kepper" and "The Last Valentine." I highly recommend these too! They teach good values and a lot about relationships as well.

I usually love Pratt's books, but this one was not very good.Very little romance and too much war. I hope his next book will be better.

This book had all the ingredients of a good story well told. I found it to be neither. The writing is clumbsy and the characters are cliche's, and so is the plot. The "BIG Secret" isn't at all hard to figure out. Let's see we have identical twins in love with the same girl who go off to war and only one comes home...I bet you can figure out the big secret just from that syopsis.