No Man's War

Irreverent Confessions of an Infantry Wife

Angela Ricketts

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Counterpoint
14 July 2015

Memoirs; Military life & institutions

A ""blunt, bold debut memoir"" of women's lives on an army base and the intimate hardships of war and deployment on this community (Kirkus Reviews)

A ""blunt, bold debut memoir"" of women's lives on an army base and the intimate hardships of war and deployment on this community (Kirkus)

Raised as an army brat, Angie Ricketts though she knew what she was in for when she eloped with Darrin - then an Infantry Lieutenant - on the eve of his deployment to Somalia. Since then, Darrin, now a Colonel, has been deployed eight times, serving four of those tours in Iraq and Afghanistan. And Ricketts has lived every one of those deployments intimately - distant enough to survive the years apart from her husband, but close enough to share a common purpose and a lifestyle they both love.

With humor, candor, and a brazen attitude, Ricketts pulls back the curtain on a subculture many readers know, but few will ever experience. Counter to the dramatized snapshot seen on Lifetime's Army Wives, Ricketts digs into the personalities and posturing that officers' wives must survive daily - whether navigating a social event at the base, suffering through a husband's prolonged deployment, or reacting to a close friend's death in combat.

At its core, No Man's War is a story of sisterhood and survival. As Ricketts states- ""We tread those treacherous waters together. Do we sometimes shove each other's heads underwater for a few seconds? Maybe even on purpose? Of course. Are we sometimes dragged underwater ourselves by the undertow created by all of us struggling together too closely? Without a doubt. But we never let each other drown. Our buoyancy is our survival.""

By: Angela Ricketts
Imprint: Counterpoint
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 222mm, Width: 140mm, Spine: 23mm
Weight: 355g
ISBN: 9781619025516
ISBN 10: 1619025515
Pages: 320
Publication Date: 14 July 2015
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Angie Ricketts holds a master's degree in Social Psychology/Human Relations and an undergraduate degree in Sociology. She worked part-time for the American Red Cross in Germany in the 1990's but since then her formal education has been used to navigate the politics and personalities that come with being an officer's wife. Her husband remains on active duty but transitioned to Homeland Defense in 2012. She lives in Colorado Springs, CO.

Reviews for No Man's War: Irreverent Confessions of an Infantry Wife

""Outspoken in her critique of the 'Army machine,' Ricketts celebrates the 'secret sisterhood' of soldiers' wives, defiantly and desperately battling for survival. A blunt, bold debut memoir."" --Kirkus Reviews ""If you've ever wanted to know what life on an army base is like, you have to read this amazingly honest memoir. Though Ricketts is a self-described military ""Real Housewife,"" her experience is nothing like the cliched stuff you see on TV. We were completely immersed in her world."" --PureWow