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Coming of age in a challenging era &8211the Great Depression as a child followed closely by World War II as a young adult &8211Virginia&8217searly life in Chicago&8217sWicker Park neighborhood instilled a resilience that lasted more than 90 years through the final decades of the 20th century and into the new millennium.In Recollections from the Heart: A Greatest Generation Portrait, readers are invited to share a unique genre a collaboration of memoir and biography where Virginia, as an octogenarian, scripted the first 30 years of her life. Her narrative combines vivid memories, anecdotes, humorous reminiscences, and soul-baring reflections on growing up during times of economic struggles and anxiety experienced when her fianc&233was drafted into the Army, serving 2&189years overseas until the conclusion of the war. Upon his return, she details the journey of building their new life together. Her son picks up her story chronicling the next 50 years. The fruits of her first decades grow into a rich garden grounded in her marriage, nourishing the subsequent generations of children, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren. When she lost her beloved husband, Eddie, after 57 years of marriage, she grapples with overwhelming grief by again putting pen to paper. Photographs, letters, and other mementos