When You Come Home: The True Love Story of a Soldier's Heroism, His Wife's Sacrifice and the Resilience of America's Greatest Generation
Nancy Pitts
Mar 2016 · Lighthouse Publishing of the Carolinas
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"Daphne Cavin's poignant story of love, loss and sacrifice was one of the most memorable I encountered in writing The Greatest Generation. Her daughter now completes the story with this very heartfelt book." - Tom Brokaw
The war claimed Daphne Kelley s young husband s life, but it couldn t keep Raymond and his abiding love from being with her when she needed him most.
First glimpsed in Tom Brokaw s landmark bestseller, The Greatest Generation, the true-life love story of Daphne and Raymond Kelley went far deeper than Brokaw s feature could reveal. Now When You Come Home provides the complete account of what New York Times book reviewer Michael Lind cited as perhaps the most compelling love story in Brokaw s book.
"Daphne Cavin's poignant story of love, loss and sacrifice was one of the most memorable I encountered in writing The Greatest Generation. Her daughter now completes the story with this very heartfelt book." - Tom Brokaw
The war claimed Daphne Kelley s young husband s life, but it couldn t keep Raymond and his abiding love from being with her when she needed him most.
First glimpsed in Tom Brokaw s landmark bestseller, The Greatest Generation, the true-life love story of Daphne and Raymond Kelley went far deeper than Brokaw s feature could reveal. Now When You Come Home provides the complete account of what New York Times book reviewer Michael Lind cited as perhaps the most compelling love story in Brokaw s book.
Taking its title from a poem newlywed Daphne sent her soldier husband during World War II, When You Come Home tells of their young love in the heartland at the brink of war, and of the crushing uncertainty and fear as they find themselves a world apart. And when the poem comes back to Daphne blood-stained by Raymond s mortal wounds When You Come Home shares the extraordinary event that restores the grieving young widow s faith in the transcendent power of love.
About the author
Tom Brokaw, a native of South Dakota, graduated from the University of South Dakota with a degree in political science. He began his journalism career in Omaha & Atlanta before joining NBC News in 1966. Brokaw was the White House correspondent for NBC News during Watergate, & from 1976 to 1981 he anchored Today on NBC. He's been the sole anchor & managing editor of NBC Nightly News with Tom Brokaw since 1983. Brokaw has won every major award in broadcast journalism, including two DuPonts, a Peabody Award, & several Emmys. He is the author of the bestselling books "The Greatest Generation" & "The Greatest Generation Speaks". He lives in New York & Montana.
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