Umbrella Corp President Releases Short Story to Great Reviews

Charleston, SC, November 15, 2011 --(PR.com)-- Major Edward H. Carpenter, USMC, has just released "Seven Lives to Repay Our Country," a short story set against the backdrop of the Battle of Saipan, one of the bloodiest actions in the Pacific War. In "Seven Lives" a pair of Japanese soldiers confront the inevitability of defeat in different ways as the author mixes fact and fiction to examine the nature of humanity in modern warfare.

Reviewers write:

"...has an absurdist feel with a real life twist. I patiently waited and secretly wanted the characters to scream out that they were waiting for Godot..."

"...the story unfolds through the eyes of a soldier and captures the harsh and dismal reality of a war-zone..."

Available in digital format for all e-readers at Smashwords:
(https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/103420)

and for Amazon Kindle at:
(http://www.amazon.com/Seven-Lives-Repay-Country-ebook/dp/B0055KT73G/)

Major Carpenter is the President of Umbrella Corp, a small US corporation diversified in ventures including wealth management and media.

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