The Fireman S Wife

Susan Farren didn+t plan on marrying a fireman. Having herself spent several years as a paramedic, she knew too well the dangers of the emergency profession. But as fate would have it, she met Dan-and everything changed.Suddenly she was married to a man who had wanted to be a fireman ever since he was a child, and she found herself faced with the sacrifices and struggles that accompany this challenging career. Being a fireman+s wife meant relocating her family, living without her husband for days at a time, and wondering every time she heard a siren if he would make it home safely. Ultimately, it also meant receiving the phone call every fireman+s wife fears may come: the news that her husband had been in an accident.Susan speaks on behalf of thousands of firemen+s wives nationwide-the women who hold down the fort while their husbands are on the job. Their sacrifice is our gain, and for the first time, this book tells their story.

Speaking on behalf of thousands of women nationwide, Farren pens a touching, inspiring, and humorous account of the life of a fireman's wife.

Richard Bausch gets deep inside of people's lives. He speaks eloquently for and to all of us about the intricacies of relationships--their fragility and their inherent possibility for explosion.

Set in the future when "firemen" burn books forbidden by the totalitarian "brave new world" regime.

In Challenges of the Firefighter Marriage, author Anne Gagliano, the widely read Fire Engineering and FireLife.com columnist, has teamed up with her husband, Captain Mike Gagliano, to share their 30-plus years of personal experience on how marriage can thrive in the chaotic world of firefighting. In addition, they have called upon well-known and respected couples who share their stories of comfort and guidance for firefighter families everywhere. What you will learn: Aspects of this occupation that differentiate it from any other and how these impact marriage Essential conversations every firefighter couple should have The reality of sleep disruption and how to minimize its impact The importance of healthy intimacy in your relationship Why finances can be such a problem and ways to make it a solution Advice on how to deal with time off, kids, firefighter health, and so much more

After fifteen years of marriage, Cassie Johnson is feeling the stresses and strains of her relationship with Peck, the town's newly appointed fire chief, as the time he spends saving others and Cassie's attraction to one of his colleagues could doom their lives together, in a novel set in South Carolina's low country in 1970. Original. 25,000 first printing.