About the Book

The General's Lady - God's Faithfulness to a Military Spouse

by Charlene Curry

The inspiring life story of Charlene Curry, whose support helped her husband, Maj. Gen. Jerry Curry, climb the ladder of success, and whose faith in God sustained her through daunting social and personal pressures.

In The General’s Lady, Charlene Curry recounts all the struggles and challenges of being a career military spouse. While battling daunting social pressures, she experienced living in foreign lands, meeting world leaders, visiting the White House, praying her way through unnamed fears, depression, guilt feelings, and grief over the loss of a child. She succeeded by relying on a spiritual power that transformed her life and the lives of countless others who came into contact with her. Readers of this book will laugh and cry and cheer her on as they experience a deeper love and respect for the faithfulness of God.

THIS BOOK IS THE WINNER OF A 2007 BRONZE IPPY AWARD FOR BOOK OF THE YEAR FROM INDEPENDENT PUBLISHER.

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Endorsements

Lillian Gaskill • Co-author of "Fort Lee in Transition: 1940s-1970s"

Charlene Curry is a woman of integrity, wisdom and grace.

Her life as the military spouse of a rising army officer and a mother of four active children has been an amazing example of raw stamina, enormous flexibility, and incredible faith in God’s sovereignty, love and power. In The General’s Lady, Charlene Curry shares the realities of marriage beyond the blissful wedding day. Young wives would be wise to prepare themselves for their hopeful futures by engaging with one trailblazer, Charlene Curry, who paid the price and reaped the rewards.

About the Author

Charlene Curry

Charlene Curry grew up as a coal miner’s daughter in McKeesport, Pennsylvania. At the age of 18, she married her childhood sweetheart, Jerry Curry, who went on to become Major General Jerry Curry. Together they began an adventure that took them around the world, with postings to Germany, Korea and across the United States. As First Lady to General Curry, Charlene entertained heads of state and dignitaries from all around the world, especially during her husband’s role as Commander for the Military District of Washington, and then during his high level presidential appointments in the Carter, Reagan and Bush administrations.