{"product_id":"homefront-stories-paperback","title":"Homefront: Stories - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eVictoria Kelly\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eInspired by Victoria Kelly's experiences as the wife of a fighter pilot during three wartime deployments, this collection follows women whose lives have been impacted by war and military service as they struggle with their fragile ideas of home. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In \"Prayers of an American Wife,\" a Navy wife grapples with loneliness when she discovers that her neighbor, also a Navy wife, is having an affair while their husbands are deployed on the same aircraft carrier. Tensions rise in \"The Strangers of Dubai\" as a soldier on leave tries to buy his wife a souvenir from an Afghan vendor. After attending eight funerals with fellow military wives whose husbands died in the Iraq war, the protagonist in \"Finding the Good Light\" divorces her Navy husband and tries to start a new life as a movie star. These, along with the eleven other stories in this collection, explore the emotional landscape of the resilient women who remain on the homefront. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Kelly's stories offer readers an intimate, eye-opening look into the sacrifices and steadfastness of military family members. \u003cbr\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eVictoria Kelly \u003c\/b\u003eis a graduate of Harvard University and the Iowa Writers' Workshop. She is the author of \u003ci\u003eMrs. Houdini\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e: A Novel\u003c\/i\u003e, named a \u003ci\u003ePeople Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e Best New Book and a \u003ci\u003eUSA Today\u003c\/i\u003e New and Noteworthy Book, and \u003ci\u003eWhen the Men Go Off to War\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e: Poems\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003ePrayers of an American Wife\u003c\/i\u003e. Kelly's writing has appeared in \u003ci\u003eBest American Poetry\u003c\/i\u003e and dozens of national and international literary journals. She lives in Maryland with her husband and their five children.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 172\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.21 x 8.58 x 5.57 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 30, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42696037892159,"sku":"9781647791445","price":26.4,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/8141ebb529e4ebf01a685b7013e9c5b0.webp?v=1765005987","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/homefront-stories-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}