When You Come Home - "A Heartfelt Story of Love, Loss and Sacrifice" - Tom Brokaw

May 21, 2012 - PRLog -- When You Come Home: The True Story of a Soldier’s Heroism and His Wife’s Sacrifice - inspired by a poem a newlywed sent her soldier husband during World War II.

Prominently featured in Tom Brokaw’s landmark bestseller, The Greatest Generation, the true-life love story of Daphne and Raymond Kelley goes far deeper than Brokaw could explore. When You Come Home provides the complete account of what New York Times book reviewer Michael Lind calls, “perhaps the most compelling” love story in Brokaw’s book.

The book tells of the couple's love in a nation at the brink of war, and of the crushing uncertainty and fear as they find themselves a world apart. When Daphne's poem to her husband comes back – blood-stained by Raymond’s mortal wounds – the grieving young widow’s faith in the transcendent power of love restores her heart.

“The book is about my mother, Daphne Kelley Cavin, and her soldier husband Raymond, who was killed while fighting in France in World War II,” says author Nancy Pitts.  She hopes the readers will gain a deeper appreciation for the men and women who sacrificed their lives in defense of freedom and the loved ones who supported them.

Brokaw featured Daphne on the NBC Nightly News several times and she became a symbol of the sacrifices made by war widows.  Pitts, a gifted and talented author, captures the anguish military families face when their loved ones go to war and presents her mother’s moving story in rich detail.  

A fitting tribute to veterans and their spouses, the book is available as a print edition for $11.95, or in a Kindle or Nook format for only $4.95.  For more information about the book, please visit http://lighthousepublishingofthecarolinas.com/books/561