A Different Kind of War

14-year old Russo-Canadian Artem Smirnov wanted it easy- a wife, kids, and a good Catholic lifestyle as a doctor. Born as a single child into a dysfunctional family with a workaholic and womanizing father that never wanted kids, and a materialistic and old-fashioned mother that never had a mother of her own, Artem could never call his own home, "home," or family, "family." Fortunately, Artem has the heart, looks, ambition and intelligence to be on his way into medicine and fatherhood, but unfortunately, sexual maturity during the awkward period of puberty causes an unwelcomed truth to threaten him as the real world comes crashing down on him. A Different Kind of War is a different kind of novel- it is one of love and hope, and it is one of realism against idealism- this is just one tale of human experience. There is no happy ending.