THE WOMEN'S JIU-JITSU SOCIETY

<p>The Women's Jiu-jitsu Society is the story of Vietnam infantryman near the end of his tour on leave in Saigon during the early 1970s. The novel delivers imaginative and delightful detail to a slice of time where ecstasy and agony couple with the agony and uncertainties of war. The author's mastery of dialect pathos and humor creates a compelling chronicle of a slice of life that is reported honestly respectfully and in a manner that is bound to be transcendent. </p><p>In this work Billy becomes involved with Ester and other members of the society who work as prostitutes who practice the martial art form of jiu-jitsu artfully with glee pride and personality. Billy's engagements with the women transcends intimate relations weaving in history cultural significance and a love story for the ages. </p>