{"product_id":"book-women-of-the-post-by-joshunda-sanders","title":"Book: Women of the Post by Joshunda Sanders","description":"\u003ch4\u003eWomen of the Post by Joshunda Sanders\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePaperback\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e368 pages\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003e1944,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eNew York City.\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eJudy Washington is tired of having to work at the Bronx Slave Market, cleaning white women’s houses for next to nothing. She dreams of a bigger life, but with her husband fighting overseas, it’s up to her and her mother to earn enough for food and rent. When she’s recruited to join the Women’s Army Corps—offering a steady paycheck and the chance to see the world—Judy jumps at the opportunity.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDuring training, Judy becomes fast friends with the other women in her unit—Stacy, Bernadette and Mary Alyce—who all come from different cities and circumstances. Under Second Officer Charity Adams's leadership, they receive orders to sort over one million pieces of mail in England, becoming the only unit of Black women to serve overseas during WWII.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe women work diligently, knowing that they're reuniting soldiers with their loved ones through their letters. However, their work becomes personal when Mary Alyce discovers a backlogged letter addressed to Judy. Told through the alternating perspectives of Judy, Charity and Mary Alyce, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eWomen of the Post\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eis an unforgettable story of perseverance, female friendship and self-discovery.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Book Depot","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50530757083359,"sku":"9780778334071","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0608\/1580\/2591\/files\/7B2A312F-A0BE-47E8-998E-B9779A4E3E5A.jpg?v=1783364363","url":"https:\/\/giftshop.womensmemorial.org\/products\/book-women-of-the-post-by-joshunda-sanders","provider":"Military Women's Memorial Gift Shop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}