"A raw, intimate look at the impact of combat and the healing power of friendship" ( People ): the lives of Three Women deployed to Afghanistan and Iraq, and the effect of their military service on their personal lives and families -- named a best book of the year by Publishers Weekly . "In the tradition of Adrian Nicole LeBlanc, Richard Rhodes, and other masters of literary journalism, Soldier Girls is utterly absorbing, gorgeously written, and unforgettable" ( The. "A raw, intimate look at the impact of combat and the healing power of friendship" ( People ): the lives of Three Women deployed to Afghanistan and Iraq, and the effect of their military service on their personal lives and families -- named a best book of the year by Publishers Weekly