Bittersweet Memories - WWII In the Philippines

Description: Charlotte was sixteen with hazel eyes that seemed to change colors with her moods. Her once corn-colored hair had darkened to a shade of amber much like the color of light honey. The Orient always held a fascination for her. Faced with the opportunity to become a part of the Far East, love made her decision for her. His eyes were as dark as his hair, and his skin a different shade than hers. When she married him, she did it not to prove a point or support a cause, but to be his wife and mother of his future children. Her move to Cuba at seventeen and to the Philippines at twenty-two, was a revelation to her. She was to learn again and again what the spontaneous decision of her heart had led her into. Caught in the middle of a Japanese occupied Philippine Islands, she was imprisoned more than once by the enemy. She wrote her story in her own words. Her family was never allowed to read her writings until her death in 1978. The pages that follow reprint her journal and are followed by insights into her family – her grandfathers the stage coach driver and the minister, her parents the German druggist and her mother, a Louisiana widow. This is the story of my grandmother Charlotte Lyncker Labayen, 1900-1978. She was a brave and aggressive woman who loved her family and her country.

Price: 12 USD

Location: Ponchatoula, Louisiana

End Time: 2024-11-22T03:32:47.000Z

Shipping Cost: 4.63 USD