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Indivisible: A Novelization by Travis Thrasher tells part of the story of the marriage of Darren and Heather Turner. Whereas many books are turned into movies, this is actually the opposite. This is a movie that has been turned into a book. Indivisible is based on the movie written by David G. Evans and starring a cast led by Sarah Drew and Justin Bruening.

Darren Turner felt called to ministry, specifically in the military. With his wife Heather on board, he enlisted in the army and was commissioned as a chaplain just as the surge in the war in Iraq was taking place. With very little time in the military under their belts, Darren was attached to an infantry unit and deployed for fifteen months. This was obviously a life changing experience for both Darren and Heather who was left at home alone caring for and homeschooling their three young children. Indivisible covers the period of time of Darren's deployment and his first few months home. The main conflict in this book is the strain his deployment puts on their marriage.

This was an easy and good read. It flows really well. The combination of narrative and passages of Darren's journal from his time in Iraq is very effective. I recommend this book to anyone interested in the effects of deployment on members of the armed forces and their families, how the Christian faith can affect marriage, or really anyone who enjoys a good story about the daily ins and outs of other people's lives.

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