Far On The Ringing Plains

two guys writing, seamlessly blending the lives of threeguys in ww 2 at guadalcanal. real people all—gritty andhonest. real life—not glossed over, not ignoring weaknessand uncertainties. real questions—the kind we all ask,whether we’re in war, in school, on the job or in thefamily. real faith—expressed in that real world amidst thequestions. real change—these three warriors developduring the book, sometimes in surprising ways.men will love this, they can visualize the descriptions,can see themselves there, and can identify with the three-dimensional characters. and the quality of the story andthe writing will grab them up to the last page. five out ofve stars.whether military vets or not, whether male or female,all readers will appreciate how two writers seamlesslyopen up the lives of three ww 2 soldiers on guadalcanal.real, gritty, more questions than easy answers.

— tim riter, author of god, a motorcycle, and the open road and not a safe god.

Murray Andrew Pura was born in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, and has traveled extensively throughout Canada, the United States, Europe, Asia, and the Middle East. Ordained as a Baptist minister in 1986, Pura has served five churches in Canada and headlined numerous speaking engagements in Canada and the United States. He has five books published, was a contributor to the Life With God Bible, has been a finalist for The Paraclete Fiction Award, The Dartmouth Book Award, and The John Spencer Hill Literary Award, and has been shortlisted for the prestigious 2010 Kobzar Literary Award of Canada. Patrick E. Craig is a traditionally published/independent author. In 2013, Harvest House Publishers published his Apple Creek Dreams series. His current series is The Paradise Chronicles and his own imprint, P&J Publishing, published the first book in the series, The Amish Heiress, in 2015. Heiress remained on the Amazon Top 100 best sellers list for seven months in two categories. The Amish Princess was released in 2016, enjoyed the same type of success, and will be followed by The Mennonite Queen in April, 2019. In 2017 Harlequin purchased the print rights for The Amish Heiress for their Walmart Amish series. It will be released under the Love Inspired imprint in April 2019. Recently Patrick obtained the rights to the Apple Creek Dreams series and re-released it through P&J Publishing. The series includes A Quilt For Jenna, The Road Home, and Jenny's Choice. His latest romance release, The Journals of Jenny Hershberger, is a six book eBook anthology of all his Amish stories. All his books are available on Amazon, Barnes & Noble, iTunes, Kobo, and other major retailers. Patrick and his wife, Judy, make their home in Idaho. Patrick is represented by the Steve Laube Agency.