Never Coming Home

"A journey into the heart of loss becomes an unexpected fight for survival, forging a new family from the ashes."
Never Coming Home is a raw and unflinchingly honest memoir of faith lost and found.

The narrative begins in the suffocating quiet of a home steeped in grief, a world rendered in muted grays and oppressive silence. It then explodes into the vibrant, chaotic, and dangerous humidity of the Thai jungle, a setting that is both a prison and a place of unexpected grace. The story's emotional core is a journey from the depths of personal despair and anger toward a hard-won, fragile hope, proving that family can be forged in the most desolate of places.
Avril Hardy, a schoolteacher hollowed out by the death of her only son and the subsequent loss of her faith, is dragged by her husband, Ryan, on a healing vacation to Thailand. When their tour group is taken hostage by a faction of young jihadi rebels, the trip for survival forces Avril to confront her anger at God. In the crucible of the jungle, Avril forges an unbreakable bond with three of the orphaned boy soldiers, ultimately becoming their unlikely mother and fighting to bring them home.