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The Future Homemakers of America
The Future Homemakers of America
Author: Laurie Graham
Stationed at a U.S. Air Force base in Norfolk, England in 1952, a group of "Yankee wives" are thrown together by nothing more than husbands who patrol the skies keeping the Soviets at bay. They seem to have little in common; some, like Pie Crust Queen Betty Gillis, are content to clip coupons and bake chocolate brownies, while others, like good...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780446679367
ISBN-10: 0446679364
Publication Date: 10/2002
Pages: 432
Rating:
  • Currently 3.3/5 Stars.
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3.3 stars, based on 96 ratings
Publisher: Warner Books
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover, Audio Cassette
Members Wishing: 1
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achadamaia avatar reviewed The Future Homemakers of America on + 48 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 6
A charming story of six women who meet up in England when their Air Force husbands get stationed there. The story spans several decades.
reviewed The Future Homemakers of America on + 4 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 3
I thoroughly enjoyed this book. Being a military brat myself I could relate to the young wives. My mother was one of them, it brought back many memories as a child growing up in a very tight knit extended family. It definitely was a unique experience.
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cmoh avatar reviewed The Future Homemakers of America on + 42 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 2
I was a bit turned off by the title of this book but once I started into it, I realy liked it. Follows five women for about 4 decades, but don't try to determine who you are most like because there is a twist in every personality. Fun Quick beach read.
Readnmachine avatar reviewed The Future Homemakers of America on + 1474 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 1
A group of women whose husbands are stationed at a remote airbase in England develop a friendship that carries them through decades and changes they never imagined. A quick read, but it takes forever to sort out the characters, their husbands, their children, and their various extended family members. Plus there's a romance at the very end that comes out of nowhere and just smacks of author-desperation to tie up every dangling loose end.
sweetiepetey avatar reviewed The Future Homemakers of America on
Helpful Score: 1
I expected this to be a bit of fluff. It was not that at all. To me this book was all about showing the continuing roller coaster of life. You go up, you go down and it never stops. The author highlighted this truth of mountains and valleys through the friendships of a group of women beginning when they are all young military wives in the 50's going into the 90's. It felt like the book just ended but I suppose it was meant to as the book was written with the continual ups and down of life. So in the end it said to me that the story ends here but thier lives continue on as ever.
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reviewed The Future Homemakers of America on + 5 more book reviews
Good story following the lifes of military wives and their unique bonds.
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good beach read about a group of friends
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I loved this book about female friends in England during WW II
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i enjoyed the characters in this book and found the british words interesting. The story kept me engaged , and i ordered another by that author.


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