Interrupted Journeys: A Memoir of an Army Brat

by Barbara Fifield

Overview

"Not another move!" Barbara exclaimed. "We've only been a year." Military families can expect to be relocated every two years, sometimes every year. Constant changes in schools, friends and homes can take a toll on a family. Both the author and her sister, Marilyn, suffered nightmares every night. Their mother started drinking in secret and Barbara's grades at four different elementary schools she attended went down. "Interrupted Journeys: A Memoir of an Army Brat" is based on the author's childhood experiences as a daughter of an army officer. It portrays many challenges which military families endure and would appeal to those who have been members of the service and their families.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781483579665
Publisher:	BookBaby
Publication date:	09/10/2016
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	340
File size:	3 MB

About the Author

Barbara Fifield is a retired social worker and journalist who has published widely in newspapers and literary journals. She has published three novels, "Photographs and Memories," "Lucifer Rising," and under a pseudonym, Belinda Tors, "Letting Go." She is also the author of a self-illustrated book of poetry, "Passion's Evidence." Ms. Fifield is a member of two writing groups, including the Florida Writers' Association and the Tomoka Poets. Ms. Fifield resides in Port Orange, Florida.

Table of Contents

1 Journeys Abroad 1

2 About Birthdays 9

3 Saying "Good-Bye" To Friends 15

4 Children Are Supposed To Be Seen And Not Heard 19

5 Prioblems With Mothering And Feelings Of Abandonment 30

6 Sibling Rivalry And Dance Lessons 41

7 "Whose Bottle Is That In The Linen Closet?" 48

8 "Where Are You, God?" 59

9 Pears Of The Dark And Other Phobias 64

10 Does This Money Belong To You? 74

11 Good Friends, Bad Friends 83

12 Strange Events On Foreign Excursions 90

13 "Giddyup!" 99

14 Misplaced Pets And Rochester Adventures 104

15 The Facts Of Life in

16 Fishing And Grandpa Freddie 118

17 Tnar She Blows! 127

18 Ymca Camp, Girl Scouts, And The Good Samaritan 135

19 Dancing 143

20 The Army Brats Society 149

21 A Most Unusual Hardship Tour 156

22 Don't Get Burned! 163

23 Taking Pictures 166

24 Mom And Me And Home Economics 169

25 A Lost Suitcase And A Young People's Convention 173

26 Summer At Grandma Towers' House 180

27 Sit-in At The Beach 188

28 First Love And Who Are You Taking To The Prom? 205

29 My First Jobs 232

30 "Fritch's Big Boy' 236

31 Playing With Puppets 242

32 Class Trips And Carbon Monoxide Fumes 247

33 Presley, John Raitt And Rip Torn, Oh My! 254

34 Concerts Here And Abroad 259

35 Holidays 263

36 Adjusting To Life As A Civilian 273

37 A New Chapter Begins 299

38 The Past Revisted And Lessons Learned 304

39 Postscript 324