Return To Eden by Richard TaylorReturn to Eden is the second book in the Eden Trilogy, linking Eden Lost with origins in the Philippine-American war (1868-1901). It is followed by Almost Eden set in and after the Vietnam War. Each book has a generational link, carrying forward family mythology, characteristics, and historical precedents.Return to Eden resumes in 1941 with Joe Armand—Joshua’s son from Eden Lost—in Manila to purchase a ship for his father’s shipping empire. While there, he goes to the grave of Isabella, his father’s lover in Eden Lost, and meets Luci Blake, an American Red Cross nurse. They fall in love as Pearl Harbor is attacked and the Philippines are attacked and invaded by Japanese. After several failed attempts to evacuate Manila, Joe and Luci are separated and with Japanese police hot on their trail, forced to escape into the jungles north of Manila. There they reunited as members of a Philippine guerrilla force, praying for MacArthur’s promised return.Joshua’s search for his son, Joe, compels his return to Manila as the war ends. There he confronts his undying love for Isabella, as he finds Joe and his wife Luci with their daughter, Isabella, or Izzy. Izzy carries family tradition forward into Vietnam and afterward.Return to Eden is sometimes a brutal story, but is heartwarming and illustrative of how true love can persevere the most difficult challenges of life. It also highlights the relationships between Americans and Filipinos that carries through all the Eden Trilogy.Return to Eden was a finalist for the Eric Hoffer Award and a finalist for Georgia Author of the Year.Reviewed by US Review of Books, Hollywood Book Reviews, Kirkus Reviews, and Amazon.Colonel (US Army, Retired) Richard Taylor writes of love and war. “Prodigals: A Vietnam Story,” an autobiography, was published by Casemate in 2003 and the manuscript was a winner at the Pikes Peak Writers Conference, then a featured selection of the Military Book Club. “Homeward Bound: American Veterans Return from War, a comprehensive veterans history, was first published by Greenwood Press (ABC-CLIO) in 2007, then republished by the Naval Institute Press in 2009 as a featured selection of the Association of the US Army. It was one source for the PBS four part series “American Veteran” in 2021. His current hits are the Eden Trilogy—Eden Lost, Return to Eden, and Almost Eden.https://www.amazon.com/Return-Eden-Richard-Taylor-ebook/dp/B09FYNT9L8?ref_=ast_author_dphttps://richardtaylorbooks.com/http://www.urlinkpublishing.com   http://www.bluefunkbroadcasting.com/root/twia/5423url.mp