This year is the 21st anniversary of the genocide in Rwanda and it made me, obviously, think about the Madelines in the world who were lucky to escape with their lives. I've met some of those women and the shadow in their eyes will never go away. The things they've seen, experienced, survived, will inevitably haunt them. But there are people who have stayed, returned and have made herculean efforts to revive the country; to rebuild lives; to make things better for those who suffered the devastation of their home being torn apart. I suppose it's part of what makes me feel proud of this story. That I gave my Rwandan a happy ending. Even though it's supposed to be about the soldier, it's really about Madeline and giving her centre stage.
I'm trying to get all my books soundtracks finished and public asap, and I almost didn't with this one because the soundtrack is pretty damn short. I honestly couldn't write a lot of this story to music. I wouldn't have finished it, because my river of tears would have killed my laptop dead. If you haven't read it, it's not that depressing, you may be a little in your feels, but you will be as happy by the end as Madeline and Cain. Army of You and Me on Amazon
Army of You and Me on Spotify
- The xx - Together
- Macklemore & Ryan Lewis ft Ray Dalton - Can't Hold Us
- Mariah Carey ft Miguel - Beautiful
- Daughter - Human
- John Legend - You & I (Nobody In The World)
- Hans Zimmer - Chevaliers De Sangreal
- Alicia Keys ft Maxwell - The Fire We Make
- Ellie Goulding - Explosions
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