Tracy Crow

FLORIDA BOOK AWARDS PRESENTS "EYES RIGHT" WITH A BRONZE MEDAL IN GENERAL NONFICTION!

Tracy Crow is the author/editor of six books: the novella, COOPER'S HAWK: THE REMEMBERING; the popular history, IT'S MY COUNTRY TOO: WOMEN'S MILITARY STORIES FROM THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION TO AFGHANISTAN with co-author Jerri Bell; the award-winning memoir, EYES RIGHT: CONFESSIONS FROM A WOMAN MARINE; the military conspiracy thriller, AN UNLAWFUL ORDER, under her pen name, Carver Greene; the true-story collection, RED, WHITE, & TRUE: STORIES FROM VETERANS AND FAMILIES, WWII TO PRESENT; and the breakthrough writing text, ON POINT: A GUIDE TO WRITING THE MILITARY STORY, in which Crow combines her skills and experience as a former Marine Corps officer, award-winning military journalist, author, editor, and professor of creative writing. For more information, visit www.tracycrow.com.

FROM PUBLISHERS WEEKLY: In this bold and intriguing memoir, Crow (An Unlawful Order, as Carver Greene) chronicles her life as a female Marine in the late 1970s and early 80s, centering her narrative on her affair with a general that almost resulted in her being dishonorably discharged from the military. In an effort to escape the instability of her childhood and a bout with alcoholism, Crow graduated from high school, promptly joined the Marines in 1977, and was soon assigned to Public Affairs as a journalist. In addition to recounting her many accomplishments, including promotions and earning an expert badge at the rifle range, she unflinchingly describes her numerous struggles and humiliations, from the ectopic pregnancy that caused her to hemorrhage for four days while covering a Mountain Warfare Training program, to enduring the derision and childish antics of her male colleagues, to considering desertion in the face of a court-martial. Occasionally "the only woman surrounded by a thousand men," Crow likely owes her survival to her impressive--and relentless--resolve. Crow's is an engrossing story, and her impeccable storytelling skills bring her battles and triumphs--in the military and at home--vividly to life. Photos. (Apr.)