Description
Living in a car and barely out of her teens, Karie Fugett marries her boyfriend Cleve just before his Marine unit deploys to Iraq. When an IED leaves him severely wounded, Karie is thrust into the demanding, confusing world of caregiving, military medicine, and veterans’ bureaucracy—while trying to hold together a marriage transformed by trauma. As Cleve struggles with chronic pain and opioid dependence, Karie confronts the limits of love, the cost of war, and the urgent need to save herself as well as the person she loves. Tender, darkly funny, and unflinchingly honest, this memoir illuminates the overlooked sacrifices of military spouses and caregivers while offering a powerful testament to resilience.
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paperback
Random House Publishing Group
Published Jan 1, 2025
336 pages
ISBN: 9780593231081
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Details
First Published
2025
Language
eng
Content Warnings
Content and trigger warnings for Alive Day: A Memoir by Karie Fugett.