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Bombshells: War Stories and Poems by Women on the Homefront
Bombshells War Stories and Poems by Women on the Homefront Bombshells: War Stories and Poems by Women on the Homefront offers a unique exploration into the homefront experience of 39 women who are connected to a soldier in some way--as a mother, wife, daughter, sister, aunt, friend or lover. Most of the stories unfold with war as the backdrop--sometimes it looms, sometimes it wages, sometimes it lingers... more » from the past inside the writer's house. Some of the stories center on the concept of "home" itself, and the search for roots in a culture where home is constructed, and de-constructed around frequent relocations and deployments. Each woman, in her own words and style, tells a unique story, and collectively they illuminate the pathos of this unsung microcosm of American society.« less