When the Men Were Gone audiobook

Strong Female Character!I thought that “When the Men Were Gone," was a winner of a story. It is a combination football and WWII novel about women in leadership.The setting is in Texas during WWII. As the title indicated, the men were gone, and the high school young men were next to join in the war effort. It was very interesting for me. I don't remember reading about what happened during this time. I knew in large cities that women worked in factories but what happened in the small towns? This is a remarkable story of one town and one woman's battle to protect and preserve high school football. Tylene Wilson, a vice principal at the high school in Brownwood, does what no other woman at the time has done!There are so many feelings and emotions addressed like sexual prejudice, love, providing support, pain and courage. It is an incredibly fast read of the Brownsville football team who is in need of a coach. What should the vice principal do? Without football the seniors may be tempted to quit school and enlist. So, she carries the morale of the community on her shoulders. A great story. I 100% recommend.

First off I received this book as a giveaway from William Morrow. And for that I say thank you.I am not a big fan of American Football, but I still enjoyed this story that was based on a real person. And this story was very faith based, so it crosses genres over into Christian Fiction. The main character of this story had many obstacles to overcome and she did it with her best face forward.This story also makes for a good North American fall read. Especially since it is set during High School football season.

Football was part of everyone’s life in Brownwood, Texas. The men taught their sons, the coaches led their teams, the girls cheered them on, and everyone came to the games every Friday night during football season. High school football meant everything to this town, and everyone knew their place. At least that’s the way it was until the war took the men. Now, most of the men eligle to coach the high school team were either serving overseas or had paid the ultimate price of freedom with their lives. Without a coach, the school board would have to cancel the season. Tylene Wilson, school administrator, had grown up learning about football from her dad, and knew the boys, especially the seniors, needed football as much as the town did. But when her efforts to find a male coach fell through, she decided to step up to the plate. She knew she could coach, if she were allowed to coach. But being accepted as a coach was another thing entirely. Though met with resistance from nearly every corner and everyone, she persevered. Base on a true story, this novel is a tale of one woman’s stubborn desire to do what was needed and what was right, to show “her boys” - the team - the true meaning of sportsmanship and what playing football really meant. Well written with strong characters, especially with a strong female character, author Marjorie Herrera Lewis has penned an inspirational story that has lessons for us all in its pages.

Thank you, Marjorie Lewis, for telling Tylene’s story! I read this book in one afternoon! I was thoroughly engrossed and moved emotionally by her story. Although the premise of this story is how a woman came to coach a high school football team in Texas during WWII, a fascinating story on its own, this book is about so much more than that. There were so many times that I wiped tears from my eyes, as the families dealt with the loss of sons and brothers during the war. Aside from football, the high school boys who played for Tylene were also playing for their present, since their future was uncertain as war waged on. This is a story which will stay in my heart for a long time.

It's Autumn 1944, and with all the young men heading off to WWII there is no one left to coach the high school football team except Assistant Principal Tylene Wilson. But not everyone is in favor of a woman taking on a man's job . . .My review: http://perfectretort.blogspot.com/201...

Book Club selection for February. 212 pages. One-day read. Five stars? OK, this isn't a Middlemarch kind of five-star book, but this really got the stars legitimately in my reaction. Based on a true story--check. Set during World War II, one of my favorite periods of history--check. A feminist story without being a "feminist" story--check. A story of family, the kind you come home to and the kind you build in your community--check. A bit of a coming-of-age story (one of my favorite genres)--check. Set in Texas (not so important anymore, but when the author is Texan enough to write "Dr Pepper" with no period, I consider it worthy)--check. Add in good, clear, lyrical writing plus moving me to tears (Several times! While I sat in the chair getting a pedicure!), and I don't feel like I have compromised my degree in English literature by giving this novel its five stars.

Wonderful read with compelling characters that draw you in instantly and capture your heart. This is an amazing debut novel by Marjorie Herrera Lewis.

What a solid, wholesome, and uplifting telling of the true life events of Tylene Wilson, who broke social norms and unapologetically rattled some cages by becoming Brownwood's first female football coach! What I love about this book is that, even though it's a book about football, it's not a book about football. Sure, there's some terms in there that are definitely sports, but for someone like me who knows literally nothing about football, it was approachable and downright entertaining. You know those uplifting sports movies? How about that, but in book form, because that's exactly what this is.I definitely recommend this book, even if you don't sports, because it gives you those feel good vibes by the end of it.

Me encantó este libro. Es la historia de Tylene Wilson, una maestra que ama el football. Ella espera un día poder entrenar al equipo de su escuela. Quizás sea posible cumplir este sueño ya que muchos hombres han sido llamados a servir de en la guerra. Este libro narra la perspectiva de una mujer que vive en Texas. Me gusta que la autora haya plasmado la situación de Tylene. Además de que describe la conversación que Tylene tiene con otros habitantes del pueblo. Sin duda una historia emocionante que muestra una mujer decidida a cumplir sus sueños.........................................................................I loved this book. It is the story of Tylene Wilson, a teacher who loves football. She hopes that one day she gets the opportunity to coach her school team. Perhaps it is possible to fulfill this dream as many men have been called to serve in war. This book tells the perspective of a woman living in Texas. I like that the author has described Tylene's situation, as well as part of her history. In addition to narrating the circumstances that people were living during that time. Without a doubt an exciting story that shows a woman determined to fulfill her dreams.

There is nothing about football that interests me except this book. I'm totally confounded by how Marjorie Herrera Lewis kept me enrapt in a football story. Ok, it's not really a football story. It's a story of how a woman's strength, courage, and skill prevailed against the odds.Marjorie's story structure is a role model for establishing plot. I made note of how she added obstacle upon obstacle upon obstacle and raised the stakes for the characters. Just when you think the character's situation couldn't become more dire, it did. You go, Marjorie. Boy, I loved that our heroine wore pearls and heels on the football field.

A little bit Remeber the Titans and Friday Night Lights. This historical fiction read is based on a true story about a woman stepping up to coach a Texas high school football team after previous coaches were lost in WW2 action or enlisted. Her father instilled her love and knowledge of the game at a young age (like mine). But more than that her concern for the boys enlisting for war prematurely if the season was cancelled drove her determination. It was a sad time and a very different team so getting to kick off was no easy task. A wonderful debut by a former Dallas Cowboys beat reporter, and a football coach. And yep, she is a woman! Be sure to read the author Q&A.