Reader Reviews

What are readers saying about Unafraid?

“What an exciting, clever, imaginative book! And more, what an insightful, important one. It takes a master writer to create such dual impact with a work of fiction. Regrets about a tantalizing past that never happened are deftly mixed with hope about a tantalizing future that could, in this daringly original, strikingly Perfect For Our Times story. This is the Great Read you've been looking for.”
   —Neale Donald Walsch, author, Conversations with God series

“Unafraid is a different kind of novel. While its story was captivating me completely, its exploration of the possible was lifting my hopes for America and the world. This is a fine and important book.”
   —Mark Gerzon, author, Leading Through Conflict and President of the Mediators Foundation

"Jeffrey Golden's Unafraid is just that. He takes us back to ground zero for our generation and starts the story over again--in a way that helps us better understand the mistakes we have made since November 1963 and what we could do now to make America work better. It's a "what if" that makes you think! JFK would have smiled if he could see this book in readers' hands."
   —David Ignatius, novelist and nationally syndicated Washington Post columnist

"I picked this manuscript up early one evening, and didn't put it down until I had finished the last word at 2 a.m. Unafraid is an intriguing and highly believable story about Camelot as it might have been ... and the America that is still possible."
   —Steve Bhaerman aka Swami Beyondananda, author, Swami for Precedent

“If Kennedy had lived? Jeff Golden uses this fascinating literary vehicle to offer a rounded and imaginatively revisited picture of President John Kennedy, as a man, as a leader, and as a visionary in the service of the kind of world that is still possible and the kind of out-of-the-box leader we so desperately need. Kudos to Golden for this compelling blend of fact and fiction.”
   —John Steiner. Board Chair, Transpartisan Center

“At once inspiring and sobering, Unafraid is a timely, riveting examination of the realities, possibilities, and limitations of the powers of a popular president with a vision of the world that can be. Jeff Golden is a gifted and insightful writer. Highly recommended.”
—David Korten, author, The Great Turning: From Empire to Earth Community and board chair, YES! magazine.

“I loved this book. I would find myself having to shake off the world I was reading about — a world where the President had integrity and advisors who were smart and reasoned — and momentarily shocked at the way America really is today.”
— Online review from The Virtual Wordsmith