Under A War-Torn Sky
Written by L.M. Elliott
Number of pages- 284
-Cierrah Donnelly
March 2013
Under A War-Torn Sky has a vast amount of description and
emotions written in each chapter of this book. Though, one scene had stood out to me the most:
Henry fell out of the car and ran, ran with all he had, ran for twenty minutes. Finally, he threw himself down in a ravine, beside a small brook. Gasping to catch his breath, Henry reached into the stream to try to wash himself clean of blood. It was everywhere--his hands, his face, his hair, his clothes, his soul. How would he ever be clean of all that blood? He had killed two men--not from the anonymity of the sky --but face to face, with his own hands. Besides that, he'd wanted to kill them, was glad that he killed them so that he could live. He's had murder in his heart. He couldn't wash that out.
Henry knew that he was changed forever, and not for the better.
-page 215 of Under A War-Torn Sky
Quote about war
When a man wants to murder a tiger he calls it sport; when a tiger wants to murder him he calls it ferocity.
-George Bernard Shaw
Laura Elliott Biography
Laura Elliott (author of Under A War-Torn Sky) started out her writing career by writing picture story books for her young children.
Some of her published books include Hunter's Best Friend At School, Hunter and Stripe and the Soccer Showdown, Hunter's Big Sister, and A String of Hearts. Laura also writes historical fiction books for her older readers such as Under A War-Torn Sky, its sequel A Troubled Peace, and Flying South.
Laura Elliott has written about children, women's issues, health, and the arts for the Washingtonian magazine and becoming a finalist twice for a National Magazine Award and receiver of numerous Dateline awards for her work.
Today, Laura, her family, and her numerous pets live in Virginia.
Some of her published books include Hunter's Best Friend At School, Hunter and Stripe and the Soccer Showdown, Hunter's Big Sister, and A String of Hearts. Laura also writes historical fiction books for her older readers such as Under A War-Torn Sky, its sequel A Troubled Peace, and Flying South.
Laura Elliott has written about children, women's issues, health, and the arts for the Washingtonian magazine and becoming a finalist twice for a National Magazine Award and receiver of numerous Dateline awards for her work.
Today, Laura, her family, and her numerous pets live in Virginia.