Publisher's Synopsis
As Leonard fights on the frontlines of World War II,
memories of Josephine and home help keep him alive. As Josephine contends with
life, family, and work in Cleveland, letters from Leonard sustain her. But
official censorship forces him to leave out much of the most significant action
he sees.
Finally, with the war coming to an end, Leonard is able to tell his full story. In a quietly beautiful letter to Josephine, Leonard writes of the loneliness he felt, the camaraderie he experienced, and the terrible violence he witnessed.
Now, Josephine and Leonard's grandson Joseph Sieracki has carefully researched the battles Leonard describes and expanded the letter into a moving tale of a young man's fears and bravery far from home. Brought to heartwrenching life by the paintbrushes of Kelly Williams (Creepy, Eerie), A Letter to Jo is at once a tender love story and harrowing battlefield memoir.
Addresses the massive scale of "the war to end all wars" with an intimate, visceral and personal connection, charged with the emotions and trauma of direct experience. Includes substantial appendices with photographs, scans of the letter, developmental art, and an illustrated poem by WWII machinegunner Leonard Sieracki (the author's grandfather).
Finally, with the war coming to an end, Leonard is able to tell his full story. In a quietly beautiful letter to Josephine, Leonard writes of the loneliness he felt, the camaraderie he experienced, and the terrible violence he witnessed.
Now, Josephine and Leonard's grandson Joseph Sieracki has carefully researched the battles Leonard describes and expanded the letter into a moving tale of a young man's fears and bravery far from home. Brought to heartwrenching life by the paintbrushes of Kelly Williams (Creepy, Eerie), A Letter to Jo is at once a tender love story and harrowing battlefield memoir.
Addresses the massive scale of "the war to end all wars" with an intimate, visceral and personal connection, charged with the emotions and trauma of direct experience. Includes substantial appendices with photographs, scans of the letter, developmental art, and an illustrated poem by WWII machinegunner Leonard Sieracki (the author's grandfather).
