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Title: The Thin Line Between Heaven and Hell by David G. Harris ISBN: 0-7443-0273-0 Publisher: SynergEbooks Pub. Date: 17 January, 2002 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $17.99

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Average Customer Rating: 5 (1 review)

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Summary: Midway Author Relates a Typical Day for Firefighters
Comment: By Annalee Allen
The Dispatch
Lexington, North Carolina
October 18, 2001

In the "Thin Line Between Heaven and Hell," a first book by David G. Harris, the reader is made aware of the physical and emotional obstacles firefighters must clear on a daily basis.

Harris lives in Midway and has been a member of the High Point Fire Department since April 1994. He has collected real stories from many different fire departments and brought them to life through his main character, Dalton, a firefighter who works for the fictitious Mannington Fire Department.

The approach Harris uses in writing his book delivers a private feeling, as if one is reading personal memoirs Dalton has jotted down. The writing is a summary of events and is short on descriptive details, so the audience is being told a story but not being asked to participate in its unfolding.

Dalton shares what a typical day in the life of a firefighter might entail, and it becomes obvious that theirs is a life characterized by unpredictability. Even the men themselves do not know what to expect from moment to moment. They don't realize what specific dangers lie ahead when they are called out, but they do understand there will be danger and they respond regardless.

Dalton also reveals private times spent with his wife and children, and through this the reader realizes rescue workers are human. They are people with lives. If they die in a rescue operation, there are people who will feel their absence.

Harris doesn't hold back in including bad language some firefighters use or the pranks that some firefighters play on one another. Some readers may find the language and pranks offensive, but this reviewer believes that honesty in writing is essential to help the reader absorb the entire account.

The main message obtained is this: Those who choose to be firefighters are only human, but they seem to comprehend humanity on a higher level. They are willing to give their lives to preserve life.

Harris enforces this message in the introduction: "We could make more money working in another field, but there is an unexplainable love for this job that draws all of us here. Maybe one day someone will be able to explain it better than I can. But until then, just know that we are here for you. Call us when you need us and we will be there."