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Real Housewives of Fort Benning

The Wives: A Memoir by Simone Gorrindo

August 2, 2025 by elderberrywine Leave a Comment

cbr17bingo Purple Simone is a New Yorker who has just landed her dream job, as an editor.  And now maybe she will have some time to devote to her own writing projects, too.  Her husband, on the other hand, has different plans.  He has joined an elite Army combat unit, and is looking forward to doing his share by shipping out to Afghanistan.  But it’s all good, right, because she can work from home, at whatever Army base home ends up being.  All right, let’s […]

Filed Under: Biography/Memoir, Non-Fiction Tagged With: Afghanistan, Army wife life, bcr17bingo, Georgia army base, Husband does what?, Out of place New Yorker, Simone Gorrindo, who are you if you don't have kids?

elderberrywine's CBR17 Review No:41 · Genres: Biography/Memoir, Non-Fiction · Tags: Afghanistan, Army wife life, bcr17bingo, Georgia army base, Husband does what?, Out of place New Yorker, Simone Gorrindo, who are you if you don't have kids? ·
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