War Torn

<p class=ql-align-justify>The Great Depression and WWII were difficult and challenging years for so many. Mix that drama with trauma of a horribly dysfunctional family and you had the makings of utter disaster and failure. <em>War Torn: Mending of a Family</em> however tells the saga of one special family through the eyes and words of a disenfranchised member who struggled to survive the violent onslaught of an angry contemptible and denying father.</p><p class=ql-align-justify> </p><p class=ql-align-justify><em>War Torn: Mending of a Family</em> therefore is both factual and historical as it follows footsteps of our main character's youth describing lifestyles and challenges living through the 1930's Depression Era and WWII years. Among many anecdotal references are discussions regarding Depression Era hardships fostering and orphanage care abortion issues runaway life truancy concerns L-G rights insight black-market evils women's rights women's wartime-efforts contributions home-front espionage anecdotes as well as prejudicial and racist attitudes harbored during the war.</p><p class=ql-align-justify> </p><p class=ql-align-justify>The story also serves as backdrop while our main character learns survival skills eventually becoming a rewarded original-female welder of <em>Rosie-the-Riveter </em>fame. There are enough tears to go around to-be-sure yet there is also a plethora of historical fact defined by curious and humorous experiences as well as inspirational commentary and dialogue.</p><p><br></p>