Standing By:

The Making of an American Military Family in a Time of War

 

STANDING BY is "a funny, deeply moving, and ultimately breathtaking book.  Any husband or wife will draw inspiration and wisdom from this extraordinary story." –

Andrew Carroll,

author of WAR LETTERS and

BEHIND THE LINES

Praise for Standing By


"Buckholtz has penned the reality of military marriage....[and she] gives this perennial tale a fresh perspective and a healthy dose of historical grounding. Standing By is both honest and compelling reading....Her book will make veteran military spouses nod their heads in agreement and will mesmerize many civilian readers who want to learn more about the sacrifices, upheavals, and surprising pleasures in the daily life of the naval aviator's spouse." -- Naval Institute Proceedings


"A vivid and sensitive account of the sacrifices made by families of military personnel in wartime." -- Library Journal


"Everything about this book is unexpected. Although based on Alison Buckholtz's experiences as a military spouse, which is a life of quiet sacrifices and countless hardships, Standing By is a hysterically funny, deeply moving, and ultimately breathtaking book.  Any husband or wife will draw inspiration and wisdom from this extraordinary story."


—Andrew Carroll, author of the New York Times bestsellers War Letters and Behind the Lines


"In Alison Buckholtz's beautifully written book Standing By, she shows us how love of country, love of family—and commitment to both—can sustain military families separated by war."


—Tanya Biank, author of Army Wives (the book upon which the Lifetime television series is based)


"As a father who waited up at night for those rare treasured calls

from my Marine son at war in Afghanistan and Iraq, I not only

understand this book but empathize so deeply as to have almost lived every story herein. The author does full justice to the story of those who wait, suffer and long for the return of the loved one in uniform."


—Frank Schaeffer, author of the New York Times bestseller Keeping

Faith: A Father-Son Story About Love and the United States Marine

Corps


"Standing By is full of heart, soul, joy and anguish. What a great

writer Alison Buckholtz is, at once intimate and literal, artless and elegant in style. I could read her any time on any subject.

But no subjects are more urgent than the ones she addresses in

her book: love, family, patriotism, heartbreak, and ultimately

hope. It will grab everyone's heart. It is a book to be celebrated."


—Da Chen, author of Colors of the Mountain and Sounds of the River