A true story told with spirited honesty, Bonnie Park shares the intimate past of her parents, Robin and Buster, but also owns up to her own personal history. She will have every Baby Boomer reminiscing about the wild times they survived in college during the 1970s.
–Joan Mills, owner, College Process Consulting and retired Guidance Counselor, Park City High School
I’ve known Bonnie Park as a remarkable and innovative community organizer and manager, but I never dreamed she had such a unique ability to write. She is a gifted researcher, historian and storyteller, and her Brides of ’41 a terrific tale.
–Sally Elliot, Elected Public Servant, Community Activist, Co-Chair Friends of Park City Ski Mining History
This candid exposé reveals events leading up to one young man’s weighty decision to join the Army National Guard in 1939. From that point, the die is cast for Nathaniel Forrest Bedford’s WWII military career. A veteran to be remembered as one of Mountain Lakes, New Jersey’s most memorable and decorated. I salute him and this true story of his early life and service.
–James L. Prescott, Navigator, USS Biddle (CG-34), 1977 – 1981
In a tribute to her parents, Bonnie Park weaves kindness, compassion and empathy into a well-researched piece of personal history. An inspiration for anyone who wishes to memorialize the joys and heartaches that formed the tapestry of one’s life.
–Jan McCosh, J.D., in House Counsel, Synergy Development
These letters took me right back to my father’s stories of Amherst (Class of 44W*) and Smith pre-WWII. My own days at Smith included many of the same traditions from this era, perhaps most importantly, the cultivating of smart, creative, and independent women, which is the lifeline that connects all “Smithies.” I felt a palpable connection to Bonnie’s mother through these letters.
–Beatrice Peck, B.A. Smith College (1974), J.D. University of Utah College of Law (1988), Business Attorney