Courage of the Heart

About the Book

The author, Christine Chatterton, has written a true historical narrative of World War I based on the letters found in the house of her husband’s grandmother after her death. This is an intimate account of two families and three brothers from western Illinois, each facing the Great War in uniquely different ways. It is the extraordinary love story of Haidee Wilson and Maurice Chatterton, written in their own words, spanning the years from 1915 until 1923. This is an odyssey of courage, hardship, war, death, illness, and finally, survival and a love that endured. This is an American Odyssey.

About the Author

Christine Chatterton is an artist, author, poet, and teacher. She has taught reading improvement and special education for almost thirty years. She has taught in every grade from elementary to college level. She writes from her heart, telling the stories of her life and family. She has written and illustrated a children’s book entitled Samuel’s Alphabet Zoo and is now working on her story of growing up in Detroit, called The Kids on Ford Street. She now divides her retirement time between writing, painting, making jewelry, visiting classrooms and giving science and cultural lessons, and enjoying her family.