Uncertain Seasons

The letters of a young soldier to his anxious family at home are the heart of this childhood memoir of a southern girl and cover the years 1941 to his death in 1944. His letters--a family's lifeline to an absent son and brother--provide a counterpoint to his young niece's experiences growing up on the homefront. The placement of these two coming-of-age narratives side-by-side makes a fascinating story.