Ticket Home

By James Michael Pratt

Book Overview

At the dawn of World War II, in rural Oklahoma, identical twins Lucien and Norman Parker are bound by the tragic death of their mother, their railroad jobs, and an abiding well of brotherly devotion. But when both fall for the prettiest girl in town, they learn the hard way that they can't share everything. It is brash Lucien who finally wins her hand, while gentle cherishes and the brother who betrayed him. At last, reunited, and reconciled, in the war-torn South Pacific, Lucien and Norman fight side by side. But burdened with the heartbreaking loss of his brother--and the weight of a shocking secret that will haunt him for decades to come...

• Format: Mass Market Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0312979894
• ISBN13: 9780312979898
• Release Date: March 2002
• Publisher: St. Martin's Press
• Length: 352 Pages
• Weight: 0.38 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 4.2" x 6.8"

Customer Reviews

Sentimental Journey

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!

Outstanding book like all the rest.

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.

A very good read!

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.

Identical Twins + 1 Girl = Heartbreak

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 Loved It

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.