A Distant Heartbeat : A War, a Disappearance, and a Family's Secrets
Overview
On May 20, 1938, a young man from the Bronx informs his parents that he is leaving for the Catskills to begin his new job as a waiter. Instead, he sails for Europe to join the Abraham Lincoln Brigade in the Spanish Civil War, the opening round in the fight against Hitler and Mussolini. The man, Dave Lipton the author s uncle sends letter after letter home detailing his hopes and begging for forgiveness. He never receives a reply. Decades later, Eunice Lipton stumbles upon clues for this silence, uncovering details of Dave s exhilarating political life in New York, his shuttered romantic life, and his deep friendship with another volunteer. A Distant Heartbeat tells a tale of passion and heroism, centered on a fierce competition between brothers, a packet of missing letters, and the unforeseen results of family betrayal."
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Details
- ISBN-13: 9780826356581
- ISBN-10: 0826356583
- Publisher: Unm Press
- Publish Date: April 2016
- Dimensions: 8.1 x 5.6 x 0.6 inches
- Shipping Weight: 0.45 pounds
- Page Count: 176
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