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Featured Author - Julie Tully

2023 Gold Medal Winner of the IBPA Benjamin Franklin Award for Memoir

"How I wish I had Dispatches from the Cowgirl to prepare me for my own military family 
adventures overseas! Tully’s memoir will resonate with all readers, both civilian and military, wherever they might find themselves in this far-flung world." —Siobhan Fallon, author of You Know When the Men are Gone and The Confusion of Languages

"Tully’s memoir captures her extraordinary experience of living in Africa as the spouse of a naval diplomat in vivid detail. She’s charming, as is the book…this is a fascinating account of one woman’s journey around the earth." —BookLife/Publisher’s Weekly

"Julie Tully’s memoir is a vicarious visit to expat life in Africa." --Suzanne Kamata Clarion Review for Foreword Reviews