Cry of the Heart - by Rlynn Johnson (Paperback)

About the Book

"As the military version of the Divine Secrets of the YA-YA Sisterhood, a group of women calling themselves the Alphas gather for annual weekend retreats over 20 years following law school, and participate in a level of shenanigans and truth-telling that test and transform the bonds of sisterhood over time"--

Book Synopsis

In 1987, Pauline Vickers and her friends, who call themselves the Alphas, graduate from law school, and forge diverse legal careers-Pauline joining the Army as a Judge Advocate. But they never lose touch, or sight of the complexity within life's many challenges. For twenty years, the Alphas gather for annual weekend retreats where they navigate heartaches, tangled love triangles, hurtful secrets, and career highs and lows-testing and transforming the bonds of sisterhood.

Review Quotes

"Using her Army legal career as backdrop, Johnson lifts the curtain to reveal the inner machinations of JAG life during the late 1980s, and particularly of military life for confident, assertive women, such as Pauline Vickers, who are often forced to sacrifice personal life choices for military career-sacrifices that can often haunt a woman for decades. Enter the Alphas...Pauline's fellow law school girlfriends who meet for annual weekend retreats to let off a little steam. Johnson skillfully navigates the complicated geography of relationships-those among friends and those among lovers-with wit and grace in this winner of a debut novel."

Tracy Crow, author of Eyes Right: Confessions from a Woman Marine, and On Point: A Guide to Writing the Military Story