Lord Jim

New Action-Adventure Novel by Kerry McDonald Questions What It Means to be a Hero

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Thursday, August 18, 2022

JAMUL, Calif., Aug. 18, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Author Kerry McDonald's new novel, Jim Lord, is a slow-burn action-adventure exploring themes of heroism, shame, and redemption through the eyes of an armed resource officer who fails to protect his students in a moment of fear. A modern retelling of Joseph Conrad's classic Lord Jim, McDonald continues to question what it means to be a hero, and what man is willing to sacrifice to become one.

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  • A modern retelling of Joseph Conrad's classic Lord Jim, McDonald continues to question what it means to be a hero, and what man is willing to sacrifice to become one.
  • "Many of us dream of becoming a hero," says McDonald.
  • "But whathappens if that moment comes, and the split-second decision that we make is absolutely the wrong one?"
  • Conrad's original novel, considered to be one of the 100 best books of the 20th Century, equates heroism to sacrifice.