ISBN 978-1-60264-261-4 (soft), 16.95. 464 pages.
Dear Mom is an authentic chronicle of family life that touches the heart.
- Anne Short, Reminiscence Writing InstructorJean Willett's charming compilation of 26 years of letters to her mother is like a breath of fresh air from a simpler time. We first meet Jean as a young mother in the 1950s and travel with her through the challenges, hilarity and heartwarming moments involved in raising four boys.
I loved "Dear Mom," especially because it is such a moving testament to a beautiful relationship between mother and daughter.
- Kristin Erickson, Publisher, ANEW Magazine
Jean Willett writes about her boys and her marriage: "Momentarily my vision wavered and I saw only four grinning, mischievous, barefoot little boys, with patched faded blue jeans and wild cowlicks, faces covered with dirt and grime. But those little boys disappeared and four young men reappeared, handsome in their suits with velveteen bow ties and blue and yellow shirts that collectively had 36 buttonholes…my vision wavered and I saw another wedding 26 years ago when Dann and I, hand in hand, oblivious to the hot packed congregation behind us, spoke our vows wondering what the future held for us."
All the joy and sorrow of family life is here – some of it hilarious, much of it poignant, and all of it easy to read.
— Jerry Apps, Wisconsin Author
Humor, practicality and resourcefulness shine through in the letters written by the young mother of four boys to her own mother. Former newspaper columnist Jean Willett pulls the reader into situations with which any mother can identify. A wonderful journey down a memory land of the fifties and sixties, interlaced with the challenges of raising children while fighting breast cancer, Willett's letters charmingly capture the heart and the imagination.
Author Jean Willett lives in Madison, Wisconsin, with her husband Dann.
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