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  • The Battles of Three Women at Home and at War
  • Written by: Helen Thorpe
  • Narrated by: Donna Postel
  • Length: 15 hrs and 54 mins
  • 5.0 out of 5 stars (1 rating)

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Soldier Girls

Written by: Helen Thorpe
Narrated by: Donna Postel
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Soldier Girls follows the lives of three women on their paths to the military. These women, who are quite different in every way, become friends, and we watch their interaction and also what happens when they are separated. We see their families, their lovers, their spouses, their children. We see them work extremely hard, deal with the attentions of men on base and in war zones, and struggle to stay connected to their families back home. We see some of them drink too much, have illicit affairs, and react to the deaths of fellow soldiers. And we see what happens to one of them when the truck she is driving hits an explosive in the road, blowing it up. She survives, but her life may never be the same again.
©2014 Helen Thrope (P)2014 Dreamscape Media, LLC
Gender Studies Women Military & War Wars & Conflicts Parenting & Families Relationships
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What the critics say

".... a solid chunk of American history...." - ( The New York Times Book Review)
Starred review. ".... this visceral narrative illuminates the role of women in the military...." ( Publishers Weekly)
"With a novelist's perception of character, drama, and telling detail, Helen Thorpe magically weaves together the stories of three very different but equally compelling women soldiers. Taken together, their stories provide an intimate window on life in the military, the impact of war, and the difficult transition to home. This is an absolutely terrific and important work." (Doris Kearns Goodwin)

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