Dearest Ones: A True World War II Love Story
by Rosemary Norwalk
Recommended March 5, 1999 Jo Davidsmeyer recommends:
Dearest Ones is a remarkable
first-person account of a young American woman who volunteered for service overseas in
World War II. This true-life love story avoids the cliches and shows us what it was like
for those thousands of men and women so far from home. Her war duty started in England
just a month before D-Day and gives an insight into the monumental preparations, in both
equipment and emotions. A great story of dedication, courage, and perseverence.
An excerpt from Rosemary Norwalk's Dearest Ones:
"World War II was the defining period of my generation. It was our war, now often
called the last good war because our country was united in believing it necessary and
just. It was also a turning point in life for the women who volunteered for service
overseas with the American Red Cross. Ever since 1946 when I returned, I've wanted, with
growing urgency as too many years flew by, to share my experience of working with other
young women who were liberated long before the term was coined." Oh, and P.S., this
true-life love story continues ... the author and her husband (who met overseas during the
war) have been married for over 50 years.
From the Back Cover
"Charming . . . an intimate memory of a time that has gone
forever." -Rosamunde Pilcher
"An amazing narrative . . . Everything about this account is blazingly authentic.
There is no pretense, no false modesty or grandstanding. The gray privations of life in
cold, wet wartime England come alive." -Washington Post
"A different perspective on the war from those in the thick of battle or those
writing on the home front. . . . The author's letters . . . speak of the camaraderie and
adventure of it all . . . she paints the everyday details, not the heroics." -Dallas
Morning News
"A fascinating work of social history, revealing much about British life and
American attitudes fifty years ago." -Sunday Times (London)
This captivating memoir of a World War II Red Cross volunteer recounts the touching
stories of American women and men who served their country abroad. Based on richly
detailed and beautifully written letters and journal entries, Rosemary Norwalk tells the
unfolding love stories of her and her friends while stationed in England. Deflecting the
advances of GIs of every stripe, but caught up in the romantic excitement of the times,
they meet and fall in love with their future husbands and make plans for life after the
war. With its absorbing narrative of devotion and heroism, Dearest Ones delivers an
emotional testament to the endurance of the American spirit and an exquisite tale of
love's discovery.
Paperback: 288 pages
Dimensions (in inches): 0.78 x 8.87 x 5.71
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons; (March 10, 2000)
ISBN: 0471379468
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