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A Memoir
by Simone Gorrindo
A captivating memoir that tells the story of one woman's experience of joining a community of army wives after leaving her New York City job—a profoundly intimate look at marriage, friendship, and today's America.
When her new husband joins an elite Army unit, Simone Gorrindo is uprooted from New York City and dropped into Columbus, Georgia—a town so foreign she might as well have landed on the moon. With her husband frequently deployed, Simone is left to find her place in this new world, alone—until she meets the wives.
Gorrindo gives us an intimate look into the inner lives of a remarkable group of women and a tender, unflinching portrait of a marriage. A love story, an unforgettable coming-of-age tale, and a bracing tour of the intractable divisions that plague our country today, The Wives offers a rare and powerful gift: a hopeful stitch in the fabric of a torn America.
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...ans* The Ghostwriter by Julie Clark The Young Will Remember by Eve J Chung (ARC) Non-Fiction: A Flower Traveled in My Blood by Haley Cohen Gilliland* The Wives by Simone Gorrindo Winter: A Story of the Season by Val McDermid And there were a few more I haven't mentioned from my favorite series.
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"A haunting, beautifully written celebration of found sisterhood." —Publishers Weekly (starred review)
"A fearless, engaging, and important memoir…Readers will learn the true meaning of military service through the wider lens of its impact on families and communities." —Library Journal (starred review)
"An intimate memoir of sacrifice and devotion." —Kirkus Reviews
"A moving account of the power of love, trust, and human frailty." —Rachel Louise Snyder, National Book Critics Circle Award finalist and author of Women We Buried, Women We Burned
"Lyrical and poignant. An unforgettable memoir of sacrifice and determination." —Stephanie Land, author of the New York Times-bestselling memoir Maid: Hard Work, Low Pay, and a Mother's Will to Survive
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Simone Gorrindo's writing has appeared in The New York Times, New York magazine, Longreads, Los Angeles Review of Books, The Christian Science Monitor, The Best Women's Travel Writing, Self, and others. She holds an MS in journalism from Columbia University, and has received fellowships and grants for her writing and reporting from the International Women's Media Foundation, the Georgia Council for the Arts, and the Hambidge Center for Creative Arts and Sciences. She lives in Tacoma, Washington, with her husband and two children. The Wives is her first book.
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