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Going Overboard : The Misadventures of a Military Wife [BARGAIN PRICE] (Hardcover)

by Sarah Smiley (Author)
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Smiley, who pens the nationally syndicated column "Shore Duty," is something of an Erma Bombeck for the military-wife set. She wittily and poignantly writes about being a navy spouse left on base with two young children while her husband is on deployment ("the D-word") overseas, just as the impending war in Iraq is dominating the headlines. Raised a navy brat, Smiley is no stranger to military life, but that doesn't preclude the fear, frustration and freak-outs that often accompany her predicament. Fellow military spouses will appreciate Smiley's humorous accounts of attending Spouse Club support meetings, handling household tasks ("My one saving grace was the toilet," she writes about a broken commode in her guest room. "A mental buffer military wives can depend on is the fact that household chores continue despite all else") and simply coping with the realities of having a husband thousands of miles away who might not return. Smiley's prose is simple and straightforward, and her humor is clever, often emerging in passages when she's at her lowest. Curiously, Smiley doesn't express her views about the Iraq war, and she often ignores the conflict's realities as her personal woes take over.
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A former Navy brat and present-day Navy wife, Sarah Smiley knows better than anyone that weddings and funerals--even childbirth!--take a backseat to Uncle Sam. Yet when Sarah's husband, Dustin, is sent away for an unexpected deployment, what follows is a true test of strength and wit that even Sarah's list-making mother couldn't have prepared her for. Just when Sarah thinks she has it all under control, a charming doctor creates temptation that is hard to resist. Now, with one distant spouse, two children and three best friends, Sarah learns that life sometimes means going a little overboard.

Exceptionally frank and brazenly funny, this memoir of marrying young and growing up late exposes everything you never knew you didn't know about life in the military….and then some. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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  • Hardcover: 272 pages
  • ISBN-10: 0451216679
  • ASIN: B000EUKR2W
  • Product Dimensions: 8.7 x 5.6 x 1 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 13.6 ounces
  • Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars See all reviews (130 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.com Sales Rank: #999,469 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars A Must Read Again, & Again, March 25, 2006
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This is one of those books that really put you in the story. I felt like I new every character in he book. I learned so much from it. This isn't a survival guide, it is a realization book. As a Navy Wife of 2 children (5 & 2), one child on the way, and a hubby that won't be back until about 7 days before my due date, this book let me know that I am not crazy.

This is a great book about learning independence. There is fine line where the individual and the couple meet. I think that this is a great book for wives who are married to a civilian husband also. Not only does it tell you about what it is like to be married to a military man but how to deal with everyday life as well. I learned how to laugh at my misfortunes while my husband is gone.

I like how the book is written in plain English. I didn't have to get out the dictionary to figure out words. She speaks straight from the heart and is completely open. It is great to see that a marriage can go through so many obsticles and make it through.

Thank you Sarah for this book. I look forward to reading it over and over and over.
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11 of 13 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars A brave look into life's journey, November 8, 2005
I thought this book was a courageous book to write. The subject matter has very sensitive and personal material in it, yet through humor it relinquishes a great message for not only military spouses, but to all wives/partners whose life partner's career manages their lives. Being an Officer's wife of 8 years, and a prior enlisted dependent of 21 years, the message I took to heart was that I don't always have to be so strong. It's ok to have doubts and weaknesses; and also it's acceptable to not always have a pretense of a perfect marriage. This book seem to look at one's journey and challenge to attain personal growth and how even though freindships are essential, it's the individual person who actually has to decide to grow or not. A person's journey out reaches rank, job titles, or financial background; I believe the message has helped me in my own journey of personal growth which continues daily.
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11 of 13 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars good for sarah!, November 8, 2005
I totally disagree with the "navy spouse" who slammed sarah's book...i think it took a lot of guts to share with the world the worst of oneself in such an honest and revealing way...sarah started her experience as a navy wife and mother as an unknowing victim of her own circumstances and fought through her doubts and fears to emerge a stronger, more self confident young woman...i learned some things about myself from reading this...even at my age of 58...i laughed and i cried..particularly when she lost her precious dog...i can relate...i am sure that she and her husband have emerged a stronger and more devoted couple...it was a hard road and they both chose to take it...my hats off to sarah smiley
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5.0 out of 5 stars Too Funny!
This book is absolutely awesome to read! Very funny and full of real-life situations that all military spouses have faced or might face! Read more
Published 6 days ago by JR BAG Lay

5.0 out of 5 stars I thought this was a biography not an autobiography!...LOL
I want to know where my commissions from this book are? I swear Sarah was writting about my life not her's. Read more
Published 4 months ago by Vicki L. Patzold

1.0 out of 5 stars Waste of my time
I am a Navy wife and I do NOT want Sarah Smiley representing me. She is weak, selfish, lazy and childish. She is a CO wife's nightmare!!! Read more
Published 4 months ago by Leslie Meyer

2.0 out of 5 stars Funny, but pathetic.
This book frustrated me to no end. Sarah Smiley is the helpless, hopeless stereotype that I find myself fighting as a military spouse. Read more
Published 5 months ago by N. Craig

3.0 out of 5 stars I wanted to love this book!
I, too, am a Navy Pilot's wife with 2 young children who's been through a couple deployments. I recently came across Sarah Smiley's columns and just adored them and her. Read more
Published 9 months ago by Leah

2.0 out of 5 stars I'd be so embarrased...
I was so excited to read this book, especially after meeting Sarah Smiley when she was a guest speaker at a military spouses group I was a part of. Read more
Published 13 months ago by Military Wife

5.0 out of 5 stars Funny, The best story about military life.
I love Sara Smiley! This book is so refreshing after reading so many serious or do this and not this military wife books out there. Read more
Published 14 months ago by Meg S

1.0 out of 5 stars this book stunk
This book was written for idiots! Should be considered a fiction novel. Don't waste your time if you want to read a book about military wives read either "Under the Sabers" or... Read more
Published 14 months ago by Amy A. Perry

5.0 out of 5 stars Must read for any military aviator's spouse
Sarah Smiley does a wonderful job of relating military family life. It's great to know that there are other women and families out there who are dealing with the same everyday... Read more
Published 17 months ago by Sherri D. Field

5.0 out of 5 stars Going Overboard, the Misadventures of a Military Spouse
Awesome, funny quick read, could not put this book down. I loved it and wanted more, write more!!! It is great to hear or read about other peoples "adventures" with military... Read more
Published 17 months ago by dmb

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