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Couples (Paperback)
Kathryn Jensen
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From the acclaimed author of Sing to Me, Saigon, comes a look into
the lives of two couples in this story of friends and lovers over
the stretch of three decades as they make their way in a world of
lost innocence, shared passion, and potential betrayal. When her
best friend Caroline Nesbit introduced her to a young naval
officer, vivacious Amanda Weitzer, a dancer hungry for love,
thought she had found her prince, but his heated embrace holds
secrets she discovered too late. After passing the dashing Navy
Lieutenant off to her best friend, Caroline thinks she has it made
once she weds Frank Donnelly, a career diplomat that gives her a
world of privilege. But for a woman obsessed with power, temptation
was only a stolen kiss away... Frank believed a stunning trophy
like Caroline would bring success, but when his battle to save
their dying marriage threatens to shatter him, the kindness of an
old friend touches him like no woman has done before. Knowing she
is simply a consolation prize from Caroline after she dismissed him
for Frank, Naval Lieutenant Robert Allen thought Amanda could still
make a respectable wife... But when the appetite of a seaman is not
satisfied by a woman full of dreams and asking for babies,
admiration and respect may not be enough for him. In an era of loss
innocence, rebellion, and revolution... Vietnam and Afghanistan...
these friends and lovers are drawn together by their own unrest.
Bitter rivals and trusted confidantes, ill-starred lovers and
lifelong friends... The fate of these couples is forever
intertwined between their shared passion and risked betrayals.
Three women-an army nurse, an abused wife, and an American
folksinger-find comfort in each other as they face the uncertainty
and turbulence of the Vietnam war in this tale of friendship and
suffering by the author of Mail-Order Cinderella. Fiery Melantha
Benning left the mean streets of Washington, D.C. to become a
second lieutenant and Army nurse on the frontlines of the chaos in
Vietnam. Beautiful Chau Thi Lian spent her time working for the USO
on behalf of South Vietnam's warriors, but only when her husband's
domineering ways weren't ruling her body and soul. Radiant Jennifer
Swanson dedicated her voice and her guitar to the weary troops of
Vietnam but finds herself seeking comfort in the arms of a
handsome, reticent soldier. In their selfless acts of bravery, each
woman comes to discover that personal battles are often the
toughest and that freedom is worth fighting for, even amidst the
fears that tomorrow may never come. Sing to Me, Saigon is the
heartwarming tale of three women thrown together in the smoke-haze
of battle, the bustle of exotic Saigon, and the fever of war with
out a reason. When they turn to each other to find a way out, they
discover that in a world of fear and chaos, the only things more
precious than life are the bonds of friendship that make it worth
living.
Throughout its limited run beginning in 2014, the HBO series True
Detective has presented viewers with unique takes on the American
crime drama on television, marked by literary and cinematic
influences, heavyweight performances, and an experimental approach
to the genre. At times celebrated and opposed, the series has
ignited a range of ongoing critical conversations about
representations of gender, depictions of place, and narrative
forms. True Detective: Critical Essays on the HBO Series includes a
breadth of scholarly chapters that cross disciplinary boundaries,
interrogate a range of topics, and ultimately promise to further
contribute to critical debates surrounding the series.
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