Tim Farrington
Paperback | Pages: 400 pages Rating: 3.82 | 461 Users | 71 Reviews
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| Original Title: | Lizzie's War (Plus) |
| ISBN: | 006083448X (ISBN13: 9780060834487) |
| Edition Language: | English |
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A family epic laced with authenticity, wit and unforgettable characters. Liz O'Reilly has a husband in Vietnam, 4 kids under the age of 12 (and one on the way), and a burgeoning crush on the family priest. An unconventional love story.It's Summer 1967 and Mike O'Reilly's just shipped out to Vietnam. Liz O'Reilly is trying to keep it all together for their four kids – 6 year old Deb–Deb (who believes she is an otter), 8 year old Angus, Kathie, (who at age 9 helps to integrate the local Blue Bird troop with her best friend Temperance), and 11 year old Danny – the spitting image of Mike. While Mike is off fighting "his" war, Liz struggles with her own desires and yearnings – to pick up the theatre career she abandoned when Danny was born, to care for the four children she loves fiercely yet also occasionally resents, to leave the backdoor unlocked so she always has an escape route.
While set during the conflict in Vietnam, Farrington's novel captures the other side of any war – that of the war at home and the careening emotions of the spouses and families left behind.
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| Title | : | Lizzie's War |
| Author | : | Tim Farrington |
| Book Format | : | Paperback |
| Book Edition | : | Anniversary Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 400 pages |
| Published | : | May 2nd 2006 by HarperOne (first published 2005) |
| Categories | : | Fiction. Historical. Historical Fiction. Family |
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Ratings: 3.82 From 461 Users | 71 ReviewsCriticism Out Of Books Lizzie's War
Such an interesting story about those fighting in Vietnam and those left behind to carry on in their absence. Liz is left to take care of her four children while her husband is off fighting the war. This story portrays the struggles of war not only in the trenches but on the home front.Military wife Liz O'Reilly is left to hold down the fort while her husband Mike is shipped out to Vietnam. Mike a marine is a a seasoned soldier and strong in his mind and body. Liz meanwhile has found out she is pregnant with their fifth child and is at home with four other children under the age of 12. Life is tough but military wives carry on and then Liz finds out her best friends husband has been killed in Vietnam. Liz fears for her husband who has a command of undisciplined marines but he
This was a beautifully written book. The images were poetic and so very real. Vietnam was my generation's war. It is the war I frame all other wars with. It is the one that my "brothers" friends and contemporaries went to. The one my husband fought in. (I lived through Vietnam flashbacks in the middle of the night for years.)This provided some insight into the experience of a serviceman "in country" and the family he left behind. I'm so glad it was recommended by my book club.
This book is what real feels like. The emotions and thinking of the characters is what one would expect considering the issues addressed in this book. The only thing that seemed amiss was one of the characters stories just ended without a full explanation. Other than that the book was one of the better ones I have read in quite a while.
Devastatingly beautiful. I'd like to read some other books by this author.
I read Lizzie's War a few years back now and thought I'd reviewed it then, but I guess I didn't. It is perhaps one of the few novels about the Vietnam War that shows both sides of a marriage affected by the war. Lizzie was the wife of a Marine officer deployed to Vietnam and the narrative has a kind of variable viewpoint. First you see what the husband is doing and enduring and then what the wife is doing and enduring. Their letters play a big role too, but not because of what they say, but
I had mixed feelings about this book. It's about a Marine Wife living at home, raising 4 children while her husband is fighting in the Viet Nam war. It was a "slow go" for me getting started but once "into it" i found most of the content very interesting. The wife's emotions, being alone and handling her kids and life without the support of her husband was good. The husband's life fighting in war was equally as good. I couldn't figure out why the Priest was included in this, I felt that his role
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