Publisher's Synopsis
Stories of the Joyce Family is a collection of stories about growing up Irish during the early part of the twentieth century. The Joyce family were recent immigrants from Ireland and settled in the Boston area. Ruth Joyce Yanish wrote her memories of those times, which include the great depression and World War II.
Ruth Joyce Yanish was born in Wake?eld Massachusetts on October 6, 1921. She married Casimir Valentine Yanish on February 26, 1949and moved with Chuck to Yonkers, New York, where she subsequently had ?vechildren. She and Chuck raised those ?ve children in Clarks Summit, Pa. The children are Christine, Steven, Michael, Joan and Lisa. Ruth also has seven grandchildren, who live throughout the United States. This book is about Ruth's life growing up in Wake?eld Massachusetts
