The General’s Wife by Suzanne Dana
The General’s Wife
by Suzanne Dana
Some secrets don't stay buried, even beneath military honors
Margaret Stone appears to be the perfect military spouse—supportive, resilient, and respected as the wife of Brigadier General George "Rocky" Stone. But beneath her carefully composed exterior lies a past shadowed by tragedy and one fateful night that could destroy everything she's built.
When a blackmail letter signed "Swimbuddy1980" arrives, Margaret is forced to confront the truth about what really happened during a late-night swim at Coronado Beach nearly thirty years ago. As the threats escalate and her husband faces a career-defining deployment to Afghanistan, Margaret must navigate the complex loyalties of military life while fighting to protect the life she's crafted from the ashes of her troubled youth.
From a San Diego tattoo parlor to the formality of Marine Corps ceremonies, Margaret's journey reveals the resilience of the human spirit and the unique bonds forged through shared sacrifice in the military community.
In this compelling narrative of love, betrayal, and redemption, one woman discovers that while the past shapes us, it need not define us—and that true strength comes from facing the most painful truths of all.
My Thoughts
This is a story of hidden secrets and also the strength of some relationships and how they can survive through testing times.
I have to be honest it isn’t my type of story, though I can see that it will have an appeal to others. It felt at times that the author had to add sexual aspects into the storyline to keep the reader interested when actually, for me at least, I would rather just concentrate on the different building blocks of the plot, which at times needed more focus. Consequently I didn’t feel as though we got to know the characters, especially Maggie, in enough depth along with the different friendships and relationships she had developed throughout her life and there were many aspects that seemed to revisit the same information again.
The sub plot doesn’t really achieve the desired effect, though I can see why Suzanne may have added it, as it feels like it is resolved all too easily and consequently doesn’t create the desired tension.
This is a storyline that is strong on American Marine Corps life for both the officers and their wives and it is obvious this has been Suzanne’s life, however a book needs to appeal to a wider selling audience and it misses the mark for me.
About Suzanne
Suzanne Dana is both a general’s daughter and a general’s wife. She graduated from San Diego State University with a degree in journalism and a secondary education credential in English. As a general’s wife, she moved nineteen times and supported her husband through eight deployments, including those to Iraq and Afghanistan. She currently sits on the Marine Corps Scholarship Foundation board as an Adjunct Director. She enjoys photography, travel, water sports, and volunteering at a local women’s shelter. She resides in Arizona with her husband.
The General’s Wife is her debut novel.
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