Life Dust - by Pam Webber (Paperback)

About the Book

Half a world apart, soul mates Nettie and Andy struggle to survive--one in a hospital with ugly secrets and treacherous people, the other in the dangerous shadows of the Vietnamese jungle.

Book Synopsis

Nettie and Andy have been soul mates since childhood. While planning their wedding, Andy receives orders from the Army to deploy immediately to South Vietnam for a year.

Anxious about Andy's safety, Nettie dives into her work as a nursing intern in the hospital emergency room. When she inadvertently walks in on a nursing supervisor and surgeon during a late-night tryst, the vengeful lovers initiate a campaign to end her career before it starts. Nettie's only respite is an elderly patient who has everything money can buy--except the one thing he wants.

In Southeast Asia, Andy is leading a long-range reconnaissance squad in an unforgiving jungle when he receives orders to escort a high-ranking female freedom fighter, Bien, to a clandestine meeting with an enemy officer who wants to defect. Previously raped, beaten, and left for dead by North Vietnamese soldiers, Bien is suspicious of the enemy officer's motives, but she also thinks he may be the younger brother her attackers conscripted into their army as a child. Andy, meanwhile, believes his unit is walking into a trap that could cost them everything.

Struggling to survive in different worlds, Nettie and Andy navigate the best and worst of human nature as they try to find their way back to each other.

Review Quotes

2023 Readers' Favorite Book Awards Bronze Medalist in Christian (Historical Fiction)
2023 IPPY Awards Silver Medalist in South - Best Regional Fiction
2023 Military Writers Society of America Awards Silver Medal in Historical Fiction

"Pam Webber did a fantastic job of creating a believable universe . . . The narrative style was sharp, invigorating, and exceptional. The plot moved with fluidity, the dialogues were crisp, and the characters drove the story forward."
--Readers' Favorite, 5-star review

"This novel is a testament to the heroes of the Vietnam War and an eye-opening experience for readers. . . . Highly recommended."
--Historical Novel Society

"Life Dust doesn't limit itself to being a drama with romantic undertones, but a character-driven book where love, war and humanity attempt to co-exist. A brilliant piece of writing to be enjoyed by many."
--Southern Literary Review

"I highly recommend this book to those who not only want to read a great story, but also feel what real love, respect, and caring are about--what duty, honor, and country really mean."
--Edythe A. McGoff, MSN, RN, CEN, FAEN, Lt. Col. USAF (Ret)

"Amazing tale of second chances . . . Charles Dickens would be proud."
--Ron Andrea, A Matter of Fancy Book Reviews

"Overall, this book is a must read for lovers of military and historical fiction."
--InD'Tale Magazine

About the Author

Pam Webber is a second-career, best-selling author of historical fiction. Her novels, The Wiregrass, Moon Water, and Life Dust, have garnered multiple regional and national awards from organizations such as the Historical Novel Society, the Southern Literary Review, and the Military Writers Society of America. In her personal life, Pam is an internal medicine nurse practitioner, an avid traveler, and a nature lover. She and the love of her life, Jeff, live and work in Northern Virginia.