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Hello and welcome to my Marvellous March Memoir selection.

Today I an honoured to feature a new release memoir and an outstanding audiobook review. The authors are fellow We Love Memoirs members Frank Kusy and John Searancke.

NEW RELEASE

The true story of two people who tried and failed to destroy each other. And fell in love. Again.

“A memoir about a troubled marriage formed on reckless indulgence being rebuilt offers a fascinating narrative arc. Like all good biographies, ‘The Reckless Years’ is as engaging and dramatic as fiction.” ~ Harper Collins

When Frank’s mother dies on his wedding day, his life spirals into a hopeless existence of drink, drugs, and depression. How will his marriage with his new bride Madge survive?

Featured Review

5.0 out of 5 starsAnother Kusy hit!

ByEvelyn Marbuton February 28, 2017

Format: Kindle Edition|Verified Purchase

I've enjoyed every Frank Kusy book I have read and this one is no exception! 

Expecting a chronicle of sadness and excess, instead I found it to be all about the grit, 

perseverance, and sense of humor it took to hang onto TRUE LOVE! Kusy details his and wife 

Madge's slide into heavy drug usage after the tragic death of his beloved Mother on their 

wedding day. This book is filled with the expected stories of drugs, the obtaining of them, 

the escalation of usage and the resulting money problems. What separates this story from similar

ones is that quirky sense of humor Kusy brings to every book he writes! You chuckle and laugh

at the sheer stubbornness of this couple and at the ironies of life and little lunacies that occur. 

Madge insists her written version of happenings be included in the book, bringing forth her unique 

kick a** attitude versus Frank's more laissez-faire view. This couple demonstrates above all how 

to hang onto your marriage through thick and thin, sense and nonsense, tragedy and troubles! 

The secret is to never let go! They survive with humor and grace, grateful that these Reckless 

Years are behind them. Kudos to this long lived marriage, may TRUE LOVE long endure!

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FEATURED AUDIOBOOK

BY

JOHN SEARANCKE

Prunes for Breakfast

Audio book review by Beth Haslam

I am not normally a lover of war-based books, but I was attracted by the title and decided to read it anyway. I’m so glad I did. For me it is as much a study of social history as it is a story about one man’s experiences in World War 2.

Prunes for Breakfast focuses on the experiences of the author’s father, Eddie, when he signs up to join his local reserve regiment in the 1940s. What immediately sets it apart from many others on the subject is that much of the story is told through letters sent by Eddie to his wife. Letters that were so important at the time for the recipient, and which have been cherished and faithfully preserved.

I was fascinated by his commentary on day-to-day activities as the regiment wait for the call-up, some of which seemed humdrum and therefore challenging in their own way. But it doesn’t last forever. They starkly contrast to the horrors of war, which are related in a very different way to protect his wife from the harsh reality of the situation. His later capture and incarceration in a prison camp lends yet another dimension to his wartime experiences.

Without doubt I would recommend this book to anyone who has a special interest in World War 2 and the social history that surrounds it. The intimacy of the letters, in particular, gives the reader a direct insight of how one serviceman coped with being apart from his new wife, and latterly child. That, coupled with John Searancke’s excellent, clear writing style, makes this an extremely compelling read. 

Get your copy now and listen to this touching story of love and war.

iTunes http://bit.ly/PFBaudiTunes
Audible http://bit.ly/AUDPFB
Amazon http://smarturl.it/PrunesAudioAm