WINGS AND A RING:
Letters of War and Love from a WWII Pilot
When René Armstrong's husband found a box of 295 letters in a junk store, he had no idea the profound piece of history in his possession. Thus began a journey to discover who these two young people were who met on a blind date, communicating to each other over three years in the only way this era could afford - through love letters that encompassed two continents.
James Richard Jones and Helen Elnora Bartlett had a wartime romance whose voice was heard fifty-eight years later, crying out to be listened to. Enhanced with official, now declassified government documents, the love story of J.R. and Elnora unfolds as he writes to the love of his life from the jungles of New Guinea.
Held together by Wings and a Ring, their promise of tomorrow would have to survive a year of war.
Since the book's release in September 2011, Rene' has presented at the National Museum of the Pacific War, libraries, book clubs, galleries, book stores, service organizations, and Chambers of Commerce.
The book was selected for Baytown's Sterling Library's "One Book One Baytown" summer read event. She appeared on Great Day Houston television show and has been interviewed on radio.
In July 2012, she was a featured author at the Experimental Aviation Association's Air Venture Show in Oshkosh, WI.
James Richard Jones and Helen Elnora Bartlett had a wartime romance whose voice was heard fifty-eight years later, crying out to be listened to. Enhanced with official, now declassified government documents, the love story of J.R. and Elnora unfolds as he writes to the love of his life from the jungles of New Guinea.
Held together by Wings and a Ring, their promise of tomorrow would have to survive a year of war.
Since the book's release in September 2011, Rene' has presented at the National Museum of the Pacific War, libraries, book clubs, galleries, book stores, service organizations, and Chambers of Commerce.
The book was selected for Baytown's Sterling Library's "One Book One Baytown" summer read event. She appeared on Great Day Houston television show and has been interviewed on radio.
In July 2012, she was a featured author at the Experimental Aviation Association's Air Venture Show in Oshkosh, WI.
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