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1) Absolution
Author
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
"A riveting account of women's lives on the margins of the Vietnam War, from the renowned winner of the National Book Award"--‡cProvided by publisher.
Author
Publisher
Atria Paperback
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
Libby Winters lives in Paradise, a seaside town north of Boston that rarely lives up to its name. She lives with her father, Bent, in the middle apartment of their triple decker home; Bent's two sisters live on the top floor. A former soldier turned policeman, Bent often works nights, leaving Libby under her aunts' care. Quinn Ellis's husband John, who had served two tours in Iraq, refused to address his PTSD and then went missing. Now she is living...
Author
Publisher
Amy Einhorn Books/G.P. Putnam's Sons
Pub. Date
c2012
Language
English
Description
Hiding her clandestine activities behind the persona of a model Nazi soldier's wife at the height of World War II, Sigrid Schroeder dreams of her former Jewish lover and risks everything to hide a mother and two young children who she believes might be her lover's family.
10) The marine
Publisher
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2007]
Language
English
Description
John Triton has just been discharged from Iraq. His wife, Kate, is kidnapped by a group of diamond thieves on the run. Now Triton needs to save her and goes on a chase through the South Carolinian wilderness in order to save her. The only, and best, weapon that Triton has is himself.
Author
Publisher
Graywolf Press
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
"In the final twilit moments of her life, an elderly woman looks back on her years in the thrall of fascism and Nazism. Both her authoritarian tendencies and her ecstatic engagement with the natural world are vividly and terrifyingly evoked in The Colonel's Wife, an astonishing and brave novel that resonates painfully with our own strained political moment. At once complex and hideous, sexually liberated and sympathetic to the darkest of political...
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Paperbacks
Pub. Date
c2012
Language
English
Description
Dan Riley, a British Army Major, is returning from a six-month tour of duty in Afghanistan to his loving and supportive family, but despite their support for his career the strain of it starts wearing on the family.
Publisher
ABC Studios
Pub. Date
c2012
Language
English
Description
Relive each emotional moment from the lives of the military families at Fort Marshall, SC in the riveting sixth season of Army Wives. The women's friendships continue to grow stronger as they band together through the most difficult times.
Author
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Formats
Description
"In Secrets of a Marine's Wife, award-winning journalist and New York Times bestselling author Shanna Hogan tells the true story of a young Marine wife whose illicit affair ended in tragedy. In June 2014, 19-year-old Erin Corwin was living a quiet life in Twentynine Palms, California, expecting her first child with her husband, U.S. Marine Corporal Jon Corwin--until the day she drove off into the desert and never returned. As temperatures climbed...
Publisher
ABC Studios
Pub. Date
[2009]
Language
English
Description
Follows the deepening conflicts and complications of the wives as the army fights its battles abroad and the wives fight the battle at home. Claudia Joy's series of devastating personal tragedies may color her perception of military life. Roxy faces a whole new set of life's challenges. Husbands and wives are torn apart and families struggle to stay together. Discover a sisterhood of loyalty and strength.
Publisher
Distributed by Buena Vista Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2010]
Language
English
Description
Denise and Frank fight to save their marriage; while Claudia Joy discovers a life-changing personal truth of her own. Newly promoted Joan wrestles with a major decision that will affect her husband and new baby; while Roland imagines what his life would be like had he taken a different path. Pamela questions Chase's family commitment after he returns from capture; and Roxy encounters unexpected new responsiblities as Trevor explores a new job in the...
Publisher
ABC Studios
Pub. Date
[2013]
Language
English
Description
The seventh season of Lifetime's hit drama Army Wives; will see new challenges to the tribe, including a heartfelt and final goodbye to one of their own in one of the series, most dramatic and pivotal moments. Four new characters are set to join the cast, Grammy Award-winning singer/songwriter and actress Ashanti, Torrey DeVitto, Elle McLemore and Emmy and Grammy nominee Jesse McCartney.
Author
Publisher
W.W. Norton & Company
Pub. Date
©2014.
Language
English
Description
Documents the author's marriage to a fellow Iraq War veteran, describing the impact of his brain injury on their relationship, their shared efforts to overcome post-traumatic stress, and the lack of support for veterans.
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