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This is perhaps the most outstanding portrait I've ever read of what it is like to be a fire service wife in today's world. First there's the struggle of getting hired, then there's the probie period, then settling into the shift schedule with overtime and call-backs, and for some, the ever-present thought that this morning's kiss goodbye could be the last. Although the plot device of this book is Farren's husband's fireground injury, the real story is the way the fire service commitment threads its way through their whole life. Farren's writing is tight and her recollections filled with insight and humor. Having lived a 20-year fire service marriage myself, I devoured every page as if I were re-reading parts of my own life. Although there are many spouses who are fire service husbands (EMS, fire, rescue, wildland, etc.), this particular memoir speaks to the issues, challenges and rewards of being a fire service wife.
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