At Publishers Weekly Bonenberger shared his list of ten of the best contemporary war novels, including:Sand Queen by Helen BenedictRead about the other entries on the list.
The only compelling fictional account I’ve read of a woman in combat, Benedict’s writing is impressive, passionate, and visceral. I never visited Iraq, and I’m not a woman, but I felt like I understood what it was like to experience the trials of a deployment as a female through her main character’s eyes. Reading this book is the best literary path to understanding the particular challenges of being female in the military during warfare.
My Book, The Movie: Sand Queen.
The Page 69 Test: Sand Queen.
--Marshal Zeringue
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