A real good friend of mine who used to own Lakewood Travel, Gaylan Lemmon, suggested her daughter-in-law’s new book. You may remember Gayle Tzemach Lemmon from our previous pick and New York Times Best Seller, The Dressmaker of Khair Khana.
On Ashley’s War … Bringing this story to life has been a great privilege and an even greater responsibility. It is a reporting process that has changed me. And a story I hope will do its own, small part to change the way America sees its heroes. – Gayle Tzemach Lemmon
Ashley’s War tells the story of 1st Lt. Ashley White and her first-ever all-Army, all-female team recruited to serve alongside special operations on the battlefield in Afghanistan in 2011. It is about service, sacrifice, valor, and those who fights America’s wars and why. It also is the first special operations-related story in which most all of the soldiers are female. It’s a small piece of both America’s history and America’s future, and a true story of leadership and the power of serving something greater than yourself. Sen. John McCain, Sheryl Sandberg, Kevin Maurer and former Marine and National Book Award winner Phil Klay all have endorsed the book.
UPDATE
Fox 2000 and Pacific Standard’s Reese Witherspoon, Bruna Papandrea and Natalie Krinsky ended up winning the book rights auction to Ashley’s War.
In the wake of American Sniper‘s outsized grosses, companies have started a bidding frenzy. I’ve read that Sony and Universal were also in the running here. Fox 2000 president Elizabeth Gabler guided this one and UTA brokered the deal. Gabler and her exec Marisa Paiva will oversee the project for the studio.
Congratulations Gayle and Thank You for bringing this important and timely story to the world.
Buy The BookA real good friend of mine who used to own Lakewood Travel, Gaylan Lemmon, suggested her daughter-in-law’s new book. You may remember Gayle Tzemach Lemmon from our previous pick and New York Times Best Seller, The Dressmaker of Khair Khana.
On Ashley’s War … Bringing this story to life has been a great privilege and an even greater responsibility. It is a reporting process that has changed me. And a story I hope will do its own, small part to change the way America sees its heroes. – Gayle Tzemach Lemmon
Ashley’s War tells the story of 1st Lt. Ashley White and her first-ever all-Army, all-female team recruited to serve alongside special operations on the battlefield in Afghanistan in 2011. It is about service, sacrifice, valor, and those who fights America’s wars and why. It also is the first special operations-related story in which most all of the soldiers are female. It’s a small piece of both America’s history and America’s future, and a true story of leadership and the power of serving something greater than yourself. Sen. John McCain, Sheryl Sandberg, Kevin Maurer and former Marine and National Book Award winner Phil Klay all have endorsed the book.
UPDATE
Fox 2000 and Pacific Standard’s Reese Witherspoon, Bruna Papandrea and Natalie Krinsky ended up winning the book rights auction to Ashley’s War.
In the wake of American Sniper‘s outsized grosses, companies have started a bidding frenzy. I’ve read that Sony and Universal were also in the running here. Fox 2000 president Elizabeth Gabler guided this one and UTA brokered the deal. Gabler and her exec Marisa Paiva will oversee the project for the studio.
Congratulations Gayle and Thank You for bringing this important and timely story to the world.
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