Diane Cook
Published: 2021-10-29
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Joseph DiProspero loses his mother tragically, at age 4, then his father by age 13. Now an orphan he and his brothers are forced to live with their older sisters and their sons, facing a life of poverty. Joseph manages to stay in school where he meets "Anna". They become high school sweethearts; she introduces him to her family and they "rescue" him from certain destitution. As the U.S. enters World War II, Joseph enlists in the Army Air Force and fights for his Country. Anna, against her parent's wishes, elopes to the State of Washington to marry the love of her life. They marry and conceive a child, but it is stillborn. After the death of their only child, Anna cannot have more children; 10 years later she and Joseph adopt a baby girl, Diane. Joseph's childhood struggles only prove to be the beginning of many hardships, and although he and Anna have their own child, Anna has her own demons. Together Joseph and Diane form an unbreakable and heroic bond as they try to help Anna survive her storms. Decades later, a shocking twist of fate changes Diane's life forever. A father/daughter story of loyalty, adoption, addiction and resilience, and a love that triumphs all.