Eleven days

Description:

A haunting narrative about a mother's bond with her son; about life choices; about the military, war, and service to one's country. Sara's son Jason is missing from a Special Operations Forces mission undertaken on the same night as the Bin Laden raid. As Sara waits for news, in a series of flashbacks we learn about Jason's absentee father, while through letters home from his training and early missions, we get a picture of Jason as a strong, compassionate leader who is wise beyond his years and modest about his abilities. Those exceptional abilities give Jason the chance to participate in a wholly different level of assignment, the most important and dangerous of his career.--

subjects: United States,  Mothers and sons,  United States. Navy. SEALs,  Mystery fiction,  Family relationships,  Soldiers,  Suspense fiction,  Mother-son relationship,  United States Navy SEALs,  Fiction,  Fiction, war & military,  Mothers and sons, fiction,  New York Times reviewed