{"product_id":"soldier-girl-paperback","title":"Soldier Girl - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eGemma Gardner\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eSOLDIER GIRL\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBy Gemma Gardner\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eShe joined the Army at seventeen.\u003cbr\u003eShe served for fifteen years.\u003cbr\u003eLeaving was the hardest battle of all.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eSoldier Girl\u003c\/em\u003e is a powerful and honest memoir of service, leadership, motherhood, and transition. Growing up in Salford, Gemma Gardner found structure, belonging, and purpose in the British Army, building a career that spanned operational tours in Northern Ireland, Belize, Bosnia, Germany, and Afghanistan.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs one of the first women to train alongside infantry soldiers, she navigated the unspoken realities of a man's Army while learning how to lead under pressure. Alongside military service came family life - raising children during deployments, relying on parents who stepped in without question, and building a marriage grounded in quiet strength and shared sacrifice.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen injury and medical discharge bring her career to an abrupt end, the loss of uniform is followed by something deeper: the loss of identity. Stripped of rank, routine, and belonging, \u003cem\u003eSoldier Girl\u003c\/em\u003e explores the often-unspoken reality of military transition - the silence, grief, and work of rebuilding life after service.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is not a story of medals or heroics.\u003cbr\u003eIt is a story of endurance, integrity, and becoming.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWritten with honesty and reflection, \u003cem\u003eSoldier Girl\u003c\/em\u003e is for anyone who has served, loved someone who served, or faced the challenge of redefining who they are when life changes everything.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 68\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.16 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 14, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49690474447003,"sku":"9798233225703","price":32.26,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0774\/4602\/1275\/files\/VI_sWIHH1D9798233225703.webp?v=1790787188","url":"https:\/\/www.statesideqm.com\/products\/soldier-girl-paperback","provider":"Stateside Quartermaster, Ltd.","version":"1.0","type":"link"}