{"product_id":"women-of-the-post-paperback","title":"Women of the Post - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJoshunda Sanders\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"What a beautifully imagined and important narrative. Sanders' clear-eyed and powerful writing made this a hard one to stop reading!\"\u003cbr\u003e--\u003cstrong\u003eJacqueline Woodson, National Book Award-Winning Author\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"This is a novel to cherish and share. And this is a history to sing about and affirm -- to proclaim.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e--\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eHonorée Fanonne Jeffers, \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e Bestselling author of \u003cem\u003eThe Love Songs of W.E.B. Du Bois\u003c\/em\u003e, an Oprah Book Club Novel\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eInspired by true events, \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003eWomen of the Post\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e brings to life the heroines who proudly served in the all-Black battalion of the Women's Army Corps in WWII, finding purpose in their mission and lifelong friendship.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003e1944, \u003c\/em\u003e \u003cem\u003eNew York City. \u003c\/em\u003eJudy Washington is tired of having to work at the Bronx Slave Market, cleaning white women's houses for next to nothing. She dreams of a bigger life, but with her husband fighting overseas, it's up to her and her mother to earn enough for food and rent. When she's recruited to join the Women's Army Corps--offering a steady paycheck and the chance to see the world--Judy jumps at the opportunity.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDuring training, Judy becomes fast friends with the other women in her unit--Stacy, Bernadette and Mary Alyce--who all come from different cities and circumstances. Under Second Officer Charity Adams's leadership, they receive orders to sort over one million pieces of mail in England, becoming the only unit of Black women to serve overseas during WWII.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe women work diligently, knowing that they're reuniting soldiers with their loved ones through their letters. However, their work becomes personal when Mary Alyce discovers a backlogged letter addressed to Judy. Told through the alternating perspectives of Judy, Charity and Mary Alyce, \u003cem\u003eWomen of the Post \u003c\/em\u003eis an unforgettable story of perseverance, female friendship and self-discovery.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 368\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 7.99 x 5.34 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 18, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44307465568358,"sku":"9780778334071","price":26.75,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0599\/7255\/0758\/files\/N3ZNRzJFekFpK2R0bXJOQ25LZU95UT09.webp?v=1767743732","url":"https:\/\/infinitylightwa.com\/products\/women-of-the-post-paperback","provider":"Infinity Light","version":"1.0","type":"link"}