Description: Very Good. 0385148054 1981 Doubleday; HC; Cover: shelf & edge wears, minor age grime/tanning, o/w great condition; Fore-edge: minor age grime/tanning; Content: clean, tight & unmarked; Ships Quick. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Doubleday Books
Date Published: 1981
ISBN-13:9780385148054ISBN:0385148054
Description: Good in good dust jacket. Solid book with clean pages, bvook shows shelf & edge wear, DJ show heavy shelf & edge wear with a piece torn off at lower spine, much scuffing. 645 p. Audience: General/trade. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Doubleday
Date Published: 1981
ISBN-13:9780385148054ISBN:0385148054
Description: Good in Poor jacket. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. 1981 Hard Cover. Doubleday-Publisher. 645 Pgs. No reader marks found. Binding tight. Surface tear front paste-down by spine. Green boards with tan over spine. Corners lightly bumped. Light shelf/edge wear. DJ poor with Large tear spine top, moderate shelf wear. Pages lightly tanning. Book with light floral scent. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Warner Books
Date Published: 1982
ISBN-13:9780446909204ISBN:0446909203
Description: Good. Spine creases; 1.5 x 7 x 4.25; 715 pages; Joanna then Amy then Honor married West Point cadets in the year 1950 and would face disillusion and tempestuous sexuality. read more
"Read this book many years ago about 3 young cadets graduating from West Point and marrying their childhood sweethearts. Well written story that follows their careers, the Korean and Vietnam wars and the politics of rising through the ranks. We also have the parallel stories of what their wives and families endured traveling from posting to posting and being the "good" army wife. All the characters are so interesting and well developed. I could easily read this book again in 5 to 10 years."
"Interesting reading. Took me back to my days as an officer's wife during the Vietnam war and the antiwar demonstrations in our backyard at the University of Wisconsin in the 70s."
"Set in the 1950s through 1970s, this book was a book that I would never forget. I recently found another copy, I was so happy! I read this many years ago. I learned about the etiquette, poise, charm and social stratum of that era. It chronicles the lives of three very different women who marry into their Officer Husband's careers. As an Army brat of the 60s and 70s, this book gave me a candid view of a life that I found out of my grasp, but still so alluring. (How ironic that I ended up marrying an officer!) I did learn that the Army does not 'issue you a wife", therefore, you had better learn to make the best of it - with dignity and grace! Please refer to the Officer's Guide, no lie, there is a book, I bought one! I was in awe about the propriety and protocol expected and displayed. Some, thankfully, still shown to this day. I most admired and felt a kinship to Joanna, the principal character, the writer and idealist, who took me to Japan on one of her many adventures and described the magic of the Tea Ceremony, truly memorable. Wonderful book to escape into and at the same time taste a different time of history with all the conflicts that were faced in many different ways. I would recommend this book to anyone who likes the Military, Wars, Period Pieces or Historical Romances."
"I read this book when I was 27 yrs old. Then something reminded me of it recently (now I'm 51 yrs old) and re-read it. I had a whole different take on it at this age! It's the story of three women -- how their marriages, friendships and lives evolve over several decades. After 30 plus years of marriage (combined that is), I saw it as a testament to what marriage is really all about, and how our (womens') lives evolve. What was important when you're young, isn't necessarily important as you get older. And visa versa.
I also found it very interesting to study the different female characters and how they perceived and dealt with the challenges life threw them. A good read in your 20's, but a great read in your 50's!"
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