Going Overboard
The Misadventures of a Military Wife
$44.61
- Paperback
288 pages
- Release Date
27 June 2006
Summary
In 1999, Sarah was a typical bride-to-be, flustered with wedding details. Then the groom called. “I don’t want you to panic, but I might not be able to come to our wedding….“So began Sarah Smiley’s life as a military wife. As a former Navy brat herself, Sarah knew better than anyone that weddings and funerals-even childbirth!-take a backseat to Uncle Sam. But just as the young, nationally syndicated columnist was getting comfortable with the military wife’s routine, her husband was sent away …
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780451218513 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0451218515 |
| Author: | Sarah Smiley |
| Publisher: | Penguin Putnam Inc |
| Imprint: | New American Library |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 288 |
| Release Date: | 27 June 2006 |
| Weight: | 256g |
| Dimensions: | 208mm x 140mm x 16mm |
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Critics Review
“Often funny and always humane, an unexpected voice in a world long defined by ironclad rules and abhorrence of emotion. It is that wry take on the life of a military spouse…one that questions the rules and regulations of the shadow military she embodies, that Smiley does best.”—The New York Times Magazine
About The Author
Sarah Smiley
Sarah Smiley is the wife of a Navy flight instructor and the mother of two young boys. Growing up with an Admiral father, she has been a Navy dependent for nearly thirty years.
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