About this item
Set in the early-mid 1990's, RESTLESS SOULS tells the story of the friendship between three wayward Irish lads in their late twenties. After three years under siege in Sarajevo during the Bosnian War, Tom returns to Dublin a brittle, haunted shell of his former self, suffering from severe PTSD. Karl and Gus meet him at the airport, knowing they're unqualified to help their best friend yet determined to somehow see him through the darkness. Grasping at straws, they embark on a journey for an unlikely cure on the other side of the world, an experimental PTSD clinic on the California coast called RESTLESS SOULS. A wry, shambolic road trip that's at turns tremendously moving and darkly funny, Restless Souls wrestles with larger themes and meditations on grief and PTSD, and on the way our memories simultaneously comfort and restrict us from growing up and moving on.
About the Author
Dan Sheehan spent twelve years flying attack helicopters in the Marine Corps. Following two combat deployments to Iraq, Dan returned to civilian life. He flew as a civilian overseas contractor for several years before pulling a 180 and becoming the stay at home parent for his two young children. There are times when he longs for the relative peace and quiet of combat.
When he's not writing, breaking-up sibling fights, cleaning up "experiments", or extracting Matchbox Cars from toilets, Dan can usually be found free-diving, surfing, or otherwise playing in the ocean. His two non-fiction books have each won multiple awards and he is currently working on his first novel. Dan lives in Southern California with his wife, two kids, and two pitbull mutts, Teddy and Kitty.
