Genre: Nonfiction
Length: 416 pages
Audiobook Length: 11 hours and 42 minutes
First Published: 2024
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Publisher’s Description
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.
About Simone Gorrindo
Simone Gorrindo is a journalist and writer and the author of the memoir, The Wives. She currently lives in Tacoma, Washington. Visit the author’s website →
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