Air Force Wives

by Ruth Walker

Chronicles the lives and loves of four women, the daughters of officers stationed at Hickam Field, who marry members of the Air Force--bitter Tai; sheltered, rebellious Bobby Jo; Shelly, the general's daughter who marries an enlisted man; and ambitious Crystal, determined to marry a general

Paperback

First published January 1, 1986

Reviews

[Sandy Rovas · Rating 5 out of 5]

This was a good quickread during recouperation from minor surgery. It probably got a higher rating from me in that having been many years a "Navy Wife", friends with & stationed with Air Force wives & having been to many of the locations described in the same Vietnam & post Vietnam era, I could relate to much of the book. Saw personality pieces of a lot of the characters in some of my own old friends, lived through the changes in expectations of military wives. I especially enjoyed the parts about the Philippines & had in the back of my mind a title for a future book I always thought was in me about Navy Wives called "The Drapes Don't Fit" Ah, but you can't go back again :-)

[Emily · Rating 3 out of 5]

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.

[John Devlin · Rating 2 out of 5]

Pleasing Romantic trash, Wives follows the lives of several women and their hot shot pilot husbands.

[Cynthia · Rating 3 out of 5]

Entertaining somewhat sappy story. Sometimes those are what the doctor ordered.