Happy Victory

About the Book

If you remember attending Catholic school, getting your first kiss, or sneaking that first cigarette, you will enjoy Happy Victory. A little girl revisits the Polish household she shared with her father, grandmother and single aunt during the long hospitalization and eventual death of her mother. Her innocent, matter-of-fact reasoning sees her through some harsh realities of life with her unpredictable stepmother. Although there are some shocking revelations and sadness in this memoir, the child's cockeyed view of her world will entertain you with laugh-out-loud short story episodes told in the little girl's voice.

About the Author

Ms. Guyre’s personal essays have been published in the Derry, NH News, the New Hampshire Sunday News and The Occasional Moose/Monadnock Ledger-Transcript. Two other personal essays may be viewed on newhampshirewriters.com. A short-story fiction piece may also be viewed online at DailyWritingTips.com. Guyre has also had a World War II interview published in the Derry News. Now retired, she lives in New Hampshire with her cat, Molly and is working on her second book. She can be reached by e-mail: eunie29@gmail.com.