Leon Uris
O'Hara's Choice
- ISBN 13:
- 9780007176304
- author:
- Leon Uris
- format:
- Paperback
- publisher:
- HarperCollins; New Ed edition
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2011
- Pages:
- 400
- Dimensions:
- 17.8 x 10.6 x 3.2 cm
- Genre:
- Fiction, Historical,
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 5 working days
Description
Irish immigrant Paddy O'Hara was a legendary Marine, one of the first to serve in the Corps. His legacy lived on through his son Zachary, who grew up surrounded by the Marines and became as dedicated to saving the Corps as any of its most stalwart warriors. As Zachary navigated his life, he found himself drawn to Amanda Kerr, a passionate and obstinate heiress from a prominent industrial family. Their differences in background threatened to tear them apart, but Zachary was also haunted by a secret he could never reveal. This secret posed a difficult choice: would he pursue a career as an officer in the Marines, or risk everything for love? Zachary's dilemma is set against the backdrop of a tumultuous era, where the government sought to assert its authority over the Navy and the Corps. Paddy O'Hara's son was caught between his loyalty to the Marines and his desire for happiness with Amanda.