{"product_id":"the-wives-a-memoir-9781982178505","title":"The Wives: A Memoir","description":"\u003cb\u003e\"[Simone] Gorrindo's prose is inviting and fluid, and her storytelling is intimate and vivid...[an] engaging, evocative memoir.\" --\u003ci\u003eThe\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"A hopeful, unifying memoir.\" --\u003ci\u003ePeople\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis profoundly intimate memoir about marriage, friendship, and the power of human connection tells the story of one woman's experience of joining a community of army wives after leaving her New York City job.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhen her new husband joins an elite Army unit, Simone Gorrindo is uprooted from New York City and dropped into Columbus, Georgia. With her husband frequently deployed, Simone is left to find her place in this new world, alone--until she meets the wives. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e 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, \u003ci\u003eThe\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eWives\u003c\/i\u003e offers a rare and powerful gift: a hopeful stitch in the fabric of a torn America.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSimone Gorrindo's writing has appeared in \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e, \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York \u003c\/i\u003emagazine\u003ci\u003e, \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e Longreads\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e, \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Review of Books\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e, \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Christian Science Monitor\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e, \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Best Women's Travel Writing\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e, \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e S\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eelf\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e, \u003c\/i\u003e 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. \u003ci\u003eThe Wives\u003c\/i\u003e is her first book.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Gallery\/Scout Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51184823992594,"sku":"9781982178505","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_f1678666-4ba8-47bb-914f-f587ce2c7181.jpg?v=1774449998","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-wives-a-memoir-9781982178505","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}