Ruth Walker

Four young ladies, daughters of Air Force Personnel, all eventually marry men in the Air Force. This book follows them for a period of ten years while they struggle with rank, frequent moves, living conditions and all that comes along with military life. One of them is even one of the first female cadets!
Mrs. Walker is quite knowledgeable on the subject, being a former military wife herself. However, her writing skills are not as well developed as her plot lines. Early in the book I was frustrated by poor sentence structure and awkward phrasing, but as I got more involved in the lives of the characters, I didn't notice it much. Or, perhaps, I just adjusted to it.
I enjoyed reading this book though, and I'll probably mail it to my sister, who is stationed at Rammstein AFB in Germany. Although I'm sure the story is highly sensationalized, it was interesting to get a different insight into what my sister is experiencing over there. In fact, that's why I picked this book up in the first place.… (més)