Spies' Wives

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Summary: Personal stories from the other side of espionage
Review: A truly unique compilation of persoal stories, this book gives a fun, and often moving, picture of the family life of many spies. There is nothing else like it in print.

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Summary: Spies Wives
Review: Great book! Full of wonderful stories and so interesting to see how this line of work affected the families of CIA agents! Even the stories the kids told gave one a greater appreciation of what it could be like to have one or both parents in the CIA and travel to all kinds of locations. Great buy!!!

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Summary: Enjoyable and informative; highly recommended
Review: I received this book as a gift and it sat on a shelf for several months before I took it with me on a trip. I wish I had picked it up earlier, as I enjoyed it very much. It's a quick read and gives a good feel for what it must be like to be married to a CIA agent. The wives have great stories to tell. Now I know something about what those people who were supposedly working for the State Dept. were really doing. I was impressed by the resiliance of the wives and families who had to endure much more hardship and uncertainty in strange countries than I had imagined.

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Summary: Enjoyable and informative; highly recommended
Review: I received this book as a gift and it sat on a shelf for several months before I took it with me on a trip. I wish I had picked it up earlier, as I enjoyed it very much. It's a quick read and gives a good feel for what it must be like to be married to a CIA agent. The wives have great stories to tell. Now I know something about what those people who were supposedly working for the State Dept. were really doing. I was impressed by the resiliance of the wives and families who had to endure much more hardship and uncertainty in strange countries than I had imagined.

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Summary: Great Format yet I was still disappointed.
Review: This book just did not maintain my attention enough for me to complete it. I loved the idea and the short story format was excellent. Yet, the "tone" of the storyteller was boring. I felt that in trying to be witty and relay the stories with amusement and excitement, the authors sounded adolescent. Perhaps a sequel with more polished writing would be an improvement.

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Summary: Great Format yet I was still disappointed.
Review: This book just did not maintain my attention enough for me to complete it. I loved the idea and the short story format was excellent. Yet, the "tone" of the storyteller was boring. I felt that in trying to be witty and relay the stories with amusement and excitement, the authors sounded adolescent. Perhaps a sequel with more polished writing would be an improvement.

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Summary: Others peoples memories
Review: WOW!! I have a new respect for the young women who accompanied their CIA husbands over seas. All we ever heard about here was what an easy life they had with their big houses and maids and nannies. We thought that all they had to do was fill their time with fun. No one was able to tell us the real truth. After reading their wonderfully poignant stories (some times sad, some times funny, but always fascinating) I am filled with gratitude and respect for those who made it all the way and even those who didn't. This makes great reading for anybody. It is easy to pick up for just a few minutes at a time but I bet that once you get started you won't be able to put it down for long.