Kate’s 2¢: “Dancing in Combat Boots” by Teresa R. Funke

“Dancing in Combat Boots” by Teresa R. Funke

Kate’s 2¢: There is a plethora of in-depth biographies of authors and reviews of their books, that state the title, author, published date, and genre; as well as,     describing what the book is about, setting, and character(s), so, Kate’s 2¢ merely shares my thoughts about what I read.  I’m just saying…

   Funke’s series of fictional vignettes are based on her interviews with the actual woman in the vignette. The stories are roughly chronological and begin before WWII to after the end of the war and high-light the many facets’ women of the era had to do to survive, cope with the emotional aspects, and break the stereotype of what women could do in a ‘man’s world’.

   I enjoyed this book and could tie these examples of women’s successes with other books I’ve read about these amazing women.

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Teresa R. Funke is the author of “Bursts of Brilliance for a Creative Life,” a highly regarded collection of her postings from her popular blog of the same name. She is also the author of seven novels for adults and children about World War II including “Remember Wake,” “Dancing in Combat Boots,” and the Home-Front Heroes Series.

   Funke. Teresa Funke was born and raised in Boise, Idaho. She now lives in Colorado where she is the owner of Teresa Funke & Company, Victory House Press, and Bursts of Brilliance (r).

From NLS/BARD/LOC:

Dancing in combat boots: and other stories of American women in World War II DBC13263

Funke, Teresa R. Reading time: 4 hours, 36 minutes.

Read by Bev Zier.

Short Stories

War Stories

Eleven fictional stories representative of the millions of housewives and mothers who took off their aprons and stepped into the factories, offices and hospitals to do the work of husbands, sons and brothers who were called to war. For grades 4-7.

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