
Beneath the Wild Blue
The Story of an Air Force Family
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Narrated by:
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Robin Siegerman
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By:
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Marian McCarthy
In the aftermath of World War II, Francine “Fritzi” Fontaine longs to escape the stifling heat and segregated society in her home town. When she falls for Second Lieutenant Joe Stoddard, a cadet in the U.S. Army Air Corps, she also finds her ticket to see the world.
Fritzi and Joe get married and fly off into the wild blue yonder, where he becomes a test pilot and Fritzi the quintessential Air Force Wife. Along the way, Fritzi gives birth to four children - two girls and two boys - while Joe moves up in rank and pays his dues as a pilot and officer. For a few short years, the Stoddards are a shiny, adventurous American Air Force family, living wherever Joe’s career takes them and blooming wherever they are planted. When they are transferred to a base in Italy, the Stoddards revel in the opportunity to explore Europe together. During the fireworks of an Italian festival, tragedy strikes, plunging the family into a free-fall of denial and grief. How will they navigate a future none of them ever imagined?
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Beneath the wild blue
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Robin Siegerman does an amazing job as narrator. Her characters pull you right into the story--she makes these people real! A totally absorbing work.
A Powerful, Human Story
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Was. Or All Roses
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It seems to me this could be a realistic story about a real family. All the characters...their actions and reactions, their struggles, their character strengths and flaws...so true to life.
This is a great story with some historical insight.
This is the first book I’ve listened to by this narrator ( Robin Siegerman ) and I would listen to another. Each character voice was distinct and she did well bringing out their emotions. It still had the feel of being read to, but yeh characters were well performed.
There are no explicit sex scenes, or excessive violence. There is some swearing.
I was given this free review copy audiobook at my request and voluntarily left this unbiased review.
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So real
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Thoroughly enjoyed the narration; so important to have the right voice and tone in telling the story. This narration drew me right in and kept me there from beginning to end.
Highly recommend!
Really well done!
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