Dear Laura: A Lost Chapter Of WWII: A Father-Daughter Adventure of Courage, Faith & Freedom

What if your father's silence was hiding a lost chapter of World War II?When Laura Elliott began asking her father questions, she uncovered a story no one had fully told--one that began in Indonesia and led to her family's imprisonment in Japan during the war.For years, she had only fragments. Scattered clues. Questions no one could fully answer. Why had her father's father, and four other radio engineers and their families, been taken prisoner? Why were their families held with them? What had really happened during those lost years?But this is not only his story.In the wake of her own heartache after divorce, Laura finds herself searching--not just for the truth about her father's past, but for her own answers about life and love. As she follows his journey across continents and through history, another story unfolds in parallel: her own.Decades later, guided by letters written across generations and an around-the-world journey to the places her father once lived, Laura begins to piece together the truth--uncovering not just a hidden chapter of World War II, but a powerful story of resilience, love, loss, and the quiet courage that shapes who we become.Told with warmth and emotional depth, Dear Laura is a story about what we inherit, what we uncover, and how the past can help us find our way forward.For readers of Unbroken and The Pianist and for anyone drawn to true stories of survival, family, and personal transformation."An evocative tale of history and family. The author's painstaking research and her evident love for her father are felt throughout this emotional read. As Elliott asks, 'How many sentences have incredible backstories? How many epics lie in the footnotes of history?' Her endeavor to find out is a worthy one."Kirkus Reviews Read more