Collateral Damage

Fiction. In these three linked novellas, Boatwright explores the lasting effects of the Vietnam War on people living in its shadow—both those who fought and those who didn't. These moving stories from one of American history's most divisive eras show us Vietnam may not be as far behind us as we think. Who goes to war and why—and the consequences for them and the people who love them—are issues that we still face today.

"These are engrossing stories told with considerable artistry, full of recognition and sympathy."—Diane Johnson

Alice K. Boatwright is an award-winning author writing in several genres, including Collateral Damage, three linked novellas about the Vietnam War era, which won the Bronze Medal for Literary Fiction from the 2013 Independent Publisher Book Awards; and Under an English Heaven, her first Ellie Kent mystery, which won the 2016 Mystery and Mayhem Grand Prize. The popular Ellie Kent series has continued with What Child Is This? and In the Life Ever After. She is also the author of dozens of stories, the chapbook Sea, Sky, Islands, and the book for children and families, Mrs. Potts Finds Thanksgiving.