Hold Strong A Novel
Hold Strong A Novel by Robert Dugoni, published by Amazon Publishing in 2025, is an epic narrative that delves into the themes of love, heroism, and resilience during World War II. The story follows Sam Carlson, a projectionist in small-town Minnesota, whose life takes a dramatic turn when he is sent to the Philippines after the bombing of Pearl Harbor. Captured as a POW, Sam endures the harrowing Bataan Death March and the brutal conditions of a hell ship, the Arisan Maru, while his sweetheart, Sarah Haber, uses her mathematical skills in Washington, DC, to aid the war effort.
Readers will find a gripping tale anchored in true events, as Sam and Sarah’s lives become intertwined in a shocking act of wartime bravery. The novel explores the challenges faced by individuals during one of history’s darkest periods, emphasizing themes of survival and the strength of the human spirit. With 543 pages, this edition presents a detailed and immersive experience, inviting readers to reflect on the extraordinary circumstances that shaped the lives of its characters.
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From Robert Dugoni, Jeff Langholz, and Chris Crabtree comes an epic and inspiring novel–based on true events–about love, heroism, and resilience during the darkest chapters of World War II.
Sam Carlson is a projectionist in small-town Minnesota, where fantasies unspool in glorious black and white–for him and for his sweetheart, college-bound math whiz Sarah Haber. When the Japanese bomb Pearl Harbor, Sam is sent to the Philippines and captured as a POW. Brutalized but unbroken by the Bataan Death March and POW camps, Sam is one of eighteen hundred starved and weakened prisoners herded into the cargo hold of a barbaric hell ship called the Arisan Maru, his survival doubtful.
Determined to use her math skills on the home front, Sarah is recruited to Washington, DC, into the covert field of code breaking. When Sarah intercepts a message about a Japanese convoy, the US Navy’s mission is clear: sink the Arisan Maru and send it to the bottom of the South China Sea. Now, the lives of the two young lovers are about to inadvertently collide in one of the most shocking acts of World War II.
Anchored in an extraordinary true story and breathlessly re-created, Hold Strong is a one-of-a-kind novel that explores faith, courage, survival, and coming home against insurmountable odds.
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