this book is too good to keep to yourself read it aloud with someone you love then send it to a friend but be sure to keep a copy for yourself because youll want to read it again and againelizabeth forsythe haileyraney is a smalltown baptist charles is a liberal from atlanta and raney is the story of their marriage charming wise funny and truthful it is a novel for everyone to lovea real jewelrichmond timesdispatch the british armys special air service is one of the worlds premier special operations units during the gulf war deep behind iraqi lines an sas team was compromised a fierce firefight ensued and the eight men were forced to run for their lives only one chris ryan escaped capture or death and he did it by walking nearly 180 miles through the desert for seven days and eight nights this story features extraordinary courage under fire narrow escapes a battle against the most adverse physical conditions and above all of one mans courageous refusal to lie down and die