Journal Of A Deserter

About the Book

Journal of a Deserter is the story of a soldier returning from Afghanistan suffering from PTSD, not receiving enough help from the medical system or the government he sets off on a voyage of self-healing into the bush of Western Quebec. One day he loads his Canoe and doesn’t come into work, setting off on a journey that he hopes will change his life; overcoming addiction to medications and the symptoms of PTSD he has to interpret what the reasons for his nightmares are in order to do this. His healing doesn't begin until he meets a Godly man who gives him a bible. It is his receiving Jesus and subsequent walk with Christ that saves him.

About the Author

Jacob Maccabee is the pen name for a retired Canadian Forces soldier who is husband and father. He is also an avid hunter and licensed trapper. Medically released from the military for PTSD after a particularly messy tour in Afghanistan he finally gave his heart to the Lord in November of 2010 while moose hunting in Northern Ontario.