{"product_id":"a-soldiers-wife","title":"A Soldier's Wife","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e• By \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBlair Underwood\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e• \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eRelease Date: \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eApr 14, 2026\u003cbr\u003e• ISBN: \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e9780063211872\u003cbr\u003e• 208 Pages\u003cbr\u003e• \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eHardcover \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBorn in Buffalo, New York, Marilyn Ann Scales Underwood dreamed of becoming a fashion designer. Moving to New York City to study at the Traphagen School of Fashion, she became an assistant designer and eventually returned to her hometown where she began her career as the first Black female executive at Barmon Brothers Company. Independent and content with being single, she wasn’t interested in marriage until she met Lieutenant Frank Underwood.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBlair Underwood honors his mother with this remarkable work, bringing into sharp focus her life as a soldier's wife, mother, and successful entrepreneur, drawn from his memories, her letters, and interviews with family and friends. Told thematically, organized around essential pillars, Underwood gently peels back the layers of his mother’s life and character to reveal highly,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003etriumphant, and sometimes\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e-\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003escary moments told in Marilyn’s warm and witty voice that connects with readers. Painting a wonderfully rich and deeply human portrait of a woman whose indelible mark is felt by all privileged to know her.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"HarperCollins","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43192312496217,"sku":"978-0063211872","price":28.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0183\/6405\/files\/sodlierswife.jpg?v=1775168842","url":"https:\/\/shop.givingtons.com\/products\/a-soldiers-wife","provider":"Givington's","version":"1.0","type":"link"}