Battle dress follows a young girl named andrea andi davis through her emotions and. Based on the authors own experiences as a cadet at the exclusive united states military academy at west point, battle dress is the brutally honest tale of seventeenyearold andi davis, who views her acceptance at west point as a chance to escape her dysfunctional family and prove to herself that she has what it takes to survive the beast, insider terminology for basic training. She is currently a captain in the us army reserves and a mother of four. I read amy efaws novel, after, a few weeks ago and was curious about her earlier books. Efaw takes the reader on devons unforgettable journey toward clarity, acceptance, and redemption. Battle for proxima is the fourth book in the epic fivepart science fiction series that chronicles humanitys first interstellar confederation, torn apart by religious strife and extremism. It chronicled the experience of a 17 year old in her first months at west point. Battle dress, by amy efaw, is a wonderfully written piece of literature. She has moved all around the country with her attorney husband, who is an activeduty army officer in the judge advocate generals corps. Before even glancing at chapter one of battle dress, amy efaws sharply observed novel about the six weeks of new cadet basic training at west point a ritual also known as the beast, turn directly to the back of the book. And now devon is being charged with attempted murder. Read battle dress by amy efaw available from rakuten kobo.
Open library is an open, editable library catalog, building towards a web page for every book ever published. Amy efaws personal experience translates well onto the page, and the book does not disappoint in that aspect. Efaw is a quality story teller with the ability to place the reader in the scene. Penguin books south africa pty ltd, 24 sturdee avenue, rosebank, johannesburg 2196, south africa. The setting of battle dress is west point military academy, but the message i received from this first book written by amy efaw is. Its hard to develop any sympathy for the main character. Amy efaw as a newly arrived freshman at west point, seventeenyearold andi finds herself gaining both confidence and self esteem as she struggles to get through the grueling six weeks of new cadet training. In a skillfully crafted story, amy efaw takes readers through the days leading up toand afterdevons crime, painting an unexpected picture of a truly empathetic. Battle dress by amy efaw 2000 from thriftbooks sku. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read battle dress. Publication date 2010 topics united states military academy.
No matter what your life has been, its up to you and your attitudes whether you make it or not. Honestly, it was one of the best books that i have ever read. It really does a good job at depicting the hardships and troubles of being a new cadet at west point, especially for girl. If one or more works are by a distinct, homonymous authors, go ahead and split the author. If you had ever dreamt of attending the united states military academy at west point, you ought to read amy efaws novel battle dress. This dumpster baby phenomenon is the subject of efaws battle dress chilling sophomore novel. In the beginning of this novel andi and her dysfunctional family take a road trip from indiana to west point, virginia. Through airtight writing and fastpaced, gripping storytelling, ms.
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