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Title: A must read for any military brat
Review: Mary Edward Wertch captures the experiences of military brat life in its truest sense. She illustrates through interviews, and her own family experiences, how brats do not live as civilian kids do. The book discusses the stresses and strains of a military parent constantly leaving home for months at a time; of living inside the military fortress with all its rules, frustrations, and expectations on the warrior family; of the effects of alcoholism within the military; and of the constant moves, broken friendships, and fractured relationships. As a backdrop to the interviews and stories, the author also weaves throughout the book scenes from the movie "The Great Santini", which to many a civilian is just a fictional movie about a military family, but to many a military brat, all too real. This is a must read for any military brat!
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