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A chance to win 100 free eBooks–Goodreads giveaway of Raising Athena is open now through its release date.

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For readers of Crying in H Mart, Hillbilly Elegy, and Grit — a memoir about a new military tradition passed from mother to daughter.

Why now? 2026 marks fifty years of women at West Point, America’s 250th birthday, and five decades since Saigon’s fall. Raising Athena offers a rare look inside the Academy — what it really takes for women, then and now.

From the last helicopter out of Saigon to Beast Barracks, Raising Athena traces what compels a woman — and then her daughter — to answer the call. As I watched my daughter follow in my footsteps, I searched for answers.

• Why does anyone join the military?
• What’s changed for women in the past three decades?
• What hasn’t?

Weaving together history, philosophy, and intimate personal narrative — from Homer to Thich Nhat Hanh — this memoir speaks to every reader who has wrestled with fear, guilt, and meaning.

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“Lucid prose and thoughtful, experience-driven analysis.” — IndieReader, 4.7 stars ✦ IR Approved

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Raising Athena

by Mylinh Brewster Shattan

Giveaway ends April 22, 2026.

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