{"product_id":"formation-ryan-leigh-dostie-9781538731529","title":"Formation: A Woman's Memoir of Rape, Rage, and War","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNamed by \u003cem\u003eEsquire\u003c\/em\u003e as one of the Best Nonfiction Books of the Year: Chanel Miller's \u003cem\u003eKnow My Name\u003c\/em\u003e meets Cheryl Strayed's \u003cem\u003eWild\u003c\/em\u003e and Anthony Swofford's \u003cem\u003eJarhead\u003c\/em\u003e in this powerful literary memoir of a young soldier driven to prove herself in a man's world.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Raised by powerful women in a restrictive, sheltered Christian community in New England, Ryan Dostie never imagined herself on the front lines of a war halfway around the world. But then a conversation with an Army recruiter in her high-school cafeteria changes the course of her life. Hired as a linguist, she quickly has to find a space for herself in the testosterone-filled world of the Army barracks, and has been holding her own until the unthinkable happens: she is raped by a fellow soldier.\u003cbr\u003e Struggling with PTSD and commanders who don't trust her story, Dostie finds herself fighting through the isolation of trauma amid the challenges of an unexpected war. What follows is a riveting story of one woman's extraordinary journey to prove her worth, physically and mentally, in a world where the odds are stacked against her. p.p1 {margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 10.0px Times} span.s1 {font-kerning: none}\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Ryan Leigh Dostie\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1538731525\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781538731529\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Grand Central Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/09\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 368\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.60lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.90h x 5.20w x 1.10d","brand":"Ryan Leigh Dostie","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44131571925247,"sku":"9781538731529","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_4461a9f6-a17d-4208-9155-a3c9f298437e.jpg?v=1687475195","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/formation-ryan-leigh-dostie-9781538731529","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}