{"product_id":"9781922231765","title":"Mercenary Mum: My Journey from Young Mother to Baghdad Bodyguard","description":"\u003ci\u003eMercenary Mum\u003c\/i\u003e is the true story of Neryl Joyce, a young single mother who went from working at her local Woolworths to serving as a soldier in the Australian Army’s elite Close Personal Protection Unit. She later left the army to become a high-risk security contractor, where she was responsible for protecting high-threat targets from assassination and opportune attack in Iraq. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Vividly and powerfully, Joyce takes us on a journey through the battlefields of Iraq. She suffers the loss of close friends on the infamous Route Irish. She reveals what it’s like to be a woman in a brutal man’s world, and a victim of sexual abuse. And she tells how she survived all this to return home to her son. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eMercenary Mum\u003c\/i\u003e is the unforgettable and inspiring story of one woman’s fight for her career, for her family and for life itself. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Neryl Joyce served as a commissioned officer in the Australian Army in its close personal protection unit, then worked as a private security contractor in Iraq. After retiring from the security business, she and her husband moved to Christmas Island to manage a detention centre. Neryl currently lives in Perth.","brand":"Schwartz Publishing Pty. Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47183898706160,"sku":"9781922231765","price":11.49,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781922231765_p0.jpg?v=1763633592","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781922231765","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}