Married to the Sas

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Summary: UNHAPPY
Review: I KNEW ANDY, SHE HAS WRITTEN A LOAD OF DRIVEL THERE ARE LOADS OF SAS WIFES THAT ARE MORE THAN HAPPY WITH THERE LOT FRANCES NEED TO GET A LIFE AND THIS TIME HER OWN I AM JUST SORRY I HAD TO GIVE THIS BOOK ONE STAR

Rating:
Summary: Like an adventure in the zoo
Review: I roared with laughter while reading the book, it's like watching monkeys in the zoo. But after I finished it, I understood it's a sad book. Yes, sex is a very important part of our lives, but in Hereford, UK, it seems they have nothing else to do except for drink hard and ... with their own lives, each others' and their kids'. What adults do to each other is their own business, but I'm really very sorry for their kids.
There are some clever thoughts in the book, but it seems they belong rather to an editor than to the author, who not only made all her intimate life public but even cynically devoted the book to her daughter, Jo. Good luck to Jo, hope her parents did not manage to make another "Hereford girl" of her, though her mother tried hard and father, according to the book, stayed passive.
If even the tenth part of the book is true, all the 'SAS and Co.' need a looooong session with a psychiatrist and a sex-pathologist. Just hard to believe that all that dirt that Mrs. Nicholson wrote about is true. But the desire to tell the world about that dirt says much about the author's personality. Congratulations to her new American husband!
Can't really say whether the book is good or bad. It's a collection of bizarre and amusing stories of sexual lives of primates in the zoo called Hereford. I stay neutral, 3 stars.

Rating:
Summary: UNHAPPY
Review: Okay,I think the book is only so-so. Now before anyone wants to tear my scalp off, hear my reasons. Firstly, I cannot imagine that she didnt know what Andy's job would entail. She knew that he would have to be away from home a lot, she should have understood that something like this would be part of the price. Though I do sympathize with her to a certain extent, some things have to be made clear. Andy is not by any means an uncaring, insensitive person. Infact when I read all his other books, up till crisis four, I really appreciated his love for his daughter. It is apparent that he would do anything for his daughter and if you read closely, the character of Kelly is vrey much based on his own daughter Kate. In all hs interviews, and especially in his book Bravo Two Zero, there are some very touching scenes in which he becomes very emotional, remembering his daughter. And in Immediate Action, he does admit to feeling horribly guilty that he cant be there for his wife's delivery and even goes to the extent of calling up the hospital every two minutes to find out about his daughter. It shows his sense of responsibility and not many in the army are that reponsible. Andy goes to the extent of trying to get leave to be there with his wife and we should appreciate that gesture. I think everyone will agree on the fact that Andy's fatherly pride is wonderful to observe. I loved the scene in the book, where he takes his daughter out early in the morning, it was very special. Look, I am not siding with any one of them but one thing that Ms.Nicholson does is utterly unforgivable and she should be sued for this:- she has no right whatsoever to use the insignia of the Regiment on her book. She is McNab's ex-wife for Pete's sake !! It isnt a book about the SAS. And this is the last point I am going to make, which I'm sure even fans of Ms.Nicholson will agree with - her name, as the author, is smaller than McNab's on the cover. This clearly shows that she is using his popularity as a stepping stone for her book. Come on, the only reason I looked at this book was because I caught McNab's name on the cover. Otherwise I wouldnt have bothered. Look, if she felt so badly about what was going on, why didnt this book come out sooner ? Why wait til Andy becomes famous and then start ? So it is an open ploy for money. And Andy's consideration for her in his books is remarkable - he changes his wife's name to Fiona to protect her anonymity and to keep her private life out of the press. This is comendable and I feel that Ms.Nicholson's book is nothing more than an opportunistic way to make money.

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Summary: Married to the SAS---shame on you
Review: This book is nothing more than an embittered ex-wife's attempt to make money off her accomplished husband's fame! Everything about it is a rip-off, from the outrageous mimicry of Andy's book covers, to the fraudulent use of the regiment's Insignia, to the size and placement of Andy's name in relation to the author's. I highly recommend Andy McNab's books if you wish to read tales of thrilling true adventure by someone who has paid his dues in sweat and blood.On the other hand if you wish to read the whinings of someone who has done nothing but marry someone who HAS done something...then , by all means, read this book! After all..SOMEONE has to read it...there isn't enough fish and chips to wrap to use up all those copies!

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Summary: I FOUND IT VERY INTERESTING,THE OTHER SIDE OF ANDY MCNAB!!!
Review: THIS BOOK OPENED MY EYES,I WAS A LITTLE SURPRISED BY THIS. ANDY MCNAB DID NOT IMPRESS ME IN THE LEAST AFTER READING ABOUT THE WAY HE LEFT HIS WIFE AND DAUGHTER. I HAVE READ HIS FIRST BOOK, BUT MARRIED TO THE S.A.S WAS THE WINNER FOR ME.I UNDERSTAND THAT MRS NICHOLSON HAS ANOTHER BOOK PUBLISHED WHICH I HOPE WILL BE IN THE STATES SOON.

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Summary: Shameless attempt to make money
Review: To be honest I haven't read the book, but looking at the front cover and reading other reviews it's an obvious attempt to make money from her ex husbands success. She apparently tries to make mcnab come off as an insensitive something or other but being in the army is a very demanding and stressful job, adding a family to that doesn't make it any easier. McNab put his life on the line for his country while she did the dishes. No need to say who has more of my respect.

Personally I don't like to read the whining of a menapausal woman. I'm sure this book will appeal to many bored housewives but I doubt that fans of mcnab will be too pleased with it.