“The Corpman’s Wife” by Sabine Chennault is available for purchase worldwide. This 268-page novel follows the relationship of Susi and Lance through their chance meeting, long courtship, parenthood, and marriage through Lance’s active duty in the US Navy as a Fleet Marine Force Corpsman. While their early romance and periods of happy marriage seem to be picture perfect, years of military service – and the accompanying trauma – take their toll on Lance and transform him from a vibrant, caring husband into a shell of his former self.
Rooted in the author’s personal experiences, this often tragic story provides a vivid and realistic view military marriages, including the overlooked damage and lack of access to care that plagues households across the country. Readers will be pulled into this heartbreaking narrative through fully formed, sympathetic characters and nerve-racking, moment-by-moment descriptions of Lance’s darkest moments. In the process, Chennault provides important awareness and insight into what it’s like to live in such a relationship, and challenges faced by so many service men and women during and after their time on active duty.
The Corpsman’s Wife (ISBN: 9781555719876) can be purchased through retailers worldwide, including Barnes and Noble and Amazon. The paperback retails for $16.95.
From the back cover:
Getting away from her abusive, soon-to-be-ex-husband, Susi Jury accepts the invitation of her lifelong best friend, Tracy, to attend the Navy Boot Camp graduation of her younger brother at Naval Station Great Lakes near Chicago. At a celebration for the graduates at a local bar, she accidentally spills red wine on a young, handsome sailor–Lance Wells. Love at first sight? Absolutely.
The next morning, as they lay in bed confessing their love for one another, she realizes that her life has just changed forever–and so far, for the better. Lance returns to the base and Susi to her home in Arizona. Soon comes the first hurdle in their relationship: Susi is pregnant.
What follows is a romance for the ages that spans more than twenty years. From a long distance courtship, followed by the birth of a daughter, then through marriage, overseas deployment, loss, loneliness, and eventually coming to terms with the effect that PTSD can have on a relationship.
As the years pass, Susi witnesses how Lance’s Navy experience as a Fleet Marine Force Corpsman changes him. A short deployment during Desert Storm, a horrific plane crash on Guam, the horrors of 9/11, and the Battle of Fallujah–all seem to drain the spirit out of a once vibrant and devoted husband, leading to an act of desperation that finds Susi in a situation she could never have imagined.
About the author:
Sabine Chennault (1961), born in Ewersbach, Germany, came to America in 1981. She worked as a waitress and later as an Optician before becoming the office manager and later a licensed Optician. From 2002 until 2003 she attended Scottsdale Culinary Institute where she graduated with honors; several years later she obtained a Bachelor’s degree in English literature and went on to pursue her MA in family counseling. She quit school to dedicate herself full time to writing.
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