Background
Crocker was born in 1946 in Mystic, Connecticut.
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Those Who Remain: Remembrance and Reunion After War
(In this compelling memoir, a secret is revealed long afte...)
In this compelling memoir, a secret is revealed long after the battlefield death of a beloved and courageous army officer. His young widow, in an act of love, is inspired to climb to the treacherous north face of the Eiger in the Swiss Alps to find solace. She discovers years later that those who survived the war - his comrades devoted to keeping his memory alive - would bring the ultimate healing into her life. A compelling true story with a surprising revelation for those who seek to understand the sources of resilience and emotional transformation following heartbreaking loss, demonstrating the tenacious will of the human spirit to heal.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1940863007/?tag=2022091-20
Ruth Crocker
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She received her Master of Fine Arts in creative writing from Bennington College in 2011. Her short story "Sam"s Way" in The Gettysburg Review was listed as a notable essay of 2012 in Best American 2013. Crocker is on the National Board of the Gold Star Wives of America.
She resides in Mystic, Connecticut, and has one son, Noah Bean.
Works
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Those Who Remain: Remembrance and Reunion After War
(In this compelling memoir, a secret is revealed long afte...)
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Those Who Remain: Remembrance and Reunion After War
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American
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Pushcart Prize
The Pushcart Prize is an American literary prize by Pushcart Press that honors the best 'poetry, short fiction, essays or literary whatnot' published in the small presses over the previous year.The Pushcart Prize is an American literary prize by Pushcart Press that honors the best 'poetry, short fiction, essays or literary whatnot' published in the small presses over the previous year.