Dove

<p>Japhy would sacrifice his freedom for people he will never meet. Ray would sacrifice all those unknown people just to protect him. </p><p>In 1970 when Japhy receives his draft notice for the Vietnam War he and girlfriend Ray become Dharma Bums. They pack their lives into a duffel bag and hitch their way to the Canadian border – a safety zone that once a draft dodger enters he can never leave. Ever. Not to see family. Not to help injured friends. Not even to attend a loved-one’s funeral.</p><p>On the road Japhy and Ray are joined by flower children Leaf and Lauren and all four decide to find a hippie commune in Toronto where they will be free of their demons and safe with their secrets. Or will they?</p><p>Amidst a colorful whirl of psychedelics love-ins original music and political protests Japhy and his friends discover everything has a price freedom is not free and true peace comes at a cost whether you are fighting for it in a war or simply within the depths of your own soul.</p><p>How far would you go for freedom?</p><p><em>Dove</em> is the first book in <em>The Freedom Series</em> and was shortlisted for the <em>Impress Prize For New Writers</em>.</p><p>As a companion to this novel a soundtrack of original songs by James Lee Stanley is available.</p>