War, and Standing "In the Shadow of Suribachi"

War, and Standing “In the Shadow of Suribachi”

Posted by Anjuelle Floyd | Filed under Articles and Essays

1335220561_134b4b2ab0_s images Ever wondered what war is like for those who survive the physical batter and yet lay shattered beneath the psychological impairments of their battle?

And what about the family members unable to fit the pieces together and create a lifeline of continuity for their loved ones who returned confused, bereaved and mournful at the loss of their comrades, and bereft in trying to resolve why the fates of life determined they should live?

Joyce Faulkner, in her book, “In the Shadow of Suribachi,” renders a personal account of her father’s struggle to make peace with having fought in the thirty plus days during the Battle of Iwo Jima.

“I wrote this in memory of my father, and his comrades who fell at Iwo Jima,” Joyce says.

Listen to this week’s broadcast of Book Talk, Creativity and Family Matters as Joyce also discusses her collection of short stories, “Losing Patience,” and the accounts of her father on his return home from the World War II that seeded her inspiration for writing “In the Shadow of Suribachi“.