Jessica Redmond to visit Andalusia

The information below is about a wonderful book that I have began reading. It was hard at first because it is so real to life. An astounding recollection of the emotions that prevail during deployment. It gets better as each page is turned. I would recommend it to any fellow wife or family member of deployed soldier, and to anyone who has ever said "I can't imagine what you are going through".

Thank you Jessica for putting this together.

Author Jessica Redmond, who wrote A Year Of Absence: Six Women's Stories Of Courage, Hope And Love will be in Andalusia, AL

Every one is invited and if you have any questions or need more information please feel free to contact Tracy Simpler at the email link to the left or call her at:334-222-9688 Home#334-343-0866 Cell#334-427-7417 Work#

WHAT: Author appearance/book signing and dealing with deployment discussionWHO: Jessica Redmond, author of A Year of Absence: Six Women’s Stories of Courage, Hope, and Love

WHEN: Friday, Feb. 24 2006 at 6:30 p.m.

WHERE: Southside Baptist Church, 1213 West Bypass, Andalusia, AL 36420

Friday, Feb. 24 at 6:30 p.m., at Southside Baptist Church, 1213 West Bypass, Andalusia, AL 36420. The event is open to the public.

A Year of Absence follows six U.S. Army wives through a difficult fifteen months when their husbands go to Iraq as part of the U.S. Army's First Armored Division, based in Germany. Through tearful goodbyes, long-awaited communication from the front, and joyful yet troubled reunions, Redmond captures what life is truly like for many families of deployed soldiers: the ever-present fear of death, the pressures of single-parenthood, and the strength and comfort that come with the support of close friends.Redmond knows the challenges of deployment firsthand. In April 2003, during their first year of marriage, her husband was sent to Iraq with the First Armored Division.

Book Information:Title: A Year of Absence: Six women’s stories of courage, hope and love

Author: Jessica Redmond

Publisher: Elva ResaFormat: Hardcover, 232 pages

Retail Price: $24.95

ISBN: 0-9657483-1-6

Publication date: November 1, 2005

ELVA RESA PUBLISHING LLC is an independent publisher based in St Paul, Minnesota, whose mission is to make a positive difference in people’s lives. Military family titles include Surviving Deployment: A guide for military families by Karen M Pavlicin (April 2003), Deployment Journal for Kids by Rachel Robertson (July 2005) and A Year of Absence: Six women’s stories of courage, hope, and love by Jessica Redmond (Nov 2005). For additional information about these titles, visit www.survivingdeployment.com/press.html. For more information about the company, visit www.elvaresa.com