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| Standing By: The Making of an American Military Family in a Time of War by Alison Buckholtz Penguin Group, NY 2009 |
| (non-fiction) |
Standing By by Alison Buckholtz is a moving account of her family's experiences
during her husband's seven-month deployment on an aircraft carrier in the
Persian Gulf. Author Buckholtz speaks honestly about the culture shock she
experienced as she made the transition into the role of a military wife. This is an
intimate and timely portrait of one of the tens of thousands of families who now
wait patiently for their service member to return home safely.
during her husband's seven-month deployment on an aircraft carrier in the
Persian Gulf. Author Buckholtz speaks honestly about the culture shock she
experienced as she made the transition into the role of a military wife. This is an
intimate and timely portrait of one of the tens of thousands of families who now
wait patiently for their service member to return home safely.
| Airs April 23 - May 20, 2010 |