Posts Tagged ‘WWII’
A call for peace
Before I wrote my novel Sheltering Angel of Belleau Wood, A Novel of One Woman’s Life After Titanic, I had not heard of Vera Brittain. Nor had I read her memoir Testament of Youth published in 1933. I realize now what I was missing. Last night when I watched the film based on her…
Read MoreSylvia Beach and the original Shakespeare and Company
Earlier this year, my husband and I visited Paris. Although we had both been to the city before, this visit had some surprises. We were walking down rue de l’Odéon from Jardin du Luxembourg when I spied a clothing store and suggested we go in. Jean Helfer, the proprietor of Moicani Shop, is a quirky…
Read MoreVeterans Day 2024
On this Veterans Day I’m thinking about my family members who served in the armed forces during WWII. My father left Pearl Harbor a month before the bombing and served on a ship in the Pacific. All three of my brothers served in the military: National Guard, Air Force, Navy. My Uncle Bud (Robert Leroy…
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