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Reflecting on a life filled with adventure and resilience, John Freely shares his experiences from a childhood split between the U.S. and Ireland to his tumultuous upbringing in Brooklyn. After joining the Navy at seventeen, he found himself in remote Asia, serving alongside Chiang Kai-shek's forces during World War II. This memoir captures the essence of immigrant struggles and the pursuit of new experiences, offering a vivid tribute to a life richly lived and the enduring spirit of immigrant families.
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The House of Memory, John Freely
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- Released
- 2018
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- Title
- The House of Memory
- Subtitle
- Reflections on Youth and War
- Language
- English
- Authors
- John Freely
- Publisher
- Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
- Released
- 2018
- Format
- Paperback
- Pages
- 276
- ISBN13
- 9781101974681
- Description
- Reflecting on a life filled with adventure and resilience, John Freely shares his experiences from a childhood split between the U.S. and Ireland to his tumultuous upbringing in Brooklyn. After joining the Navy at seventeen, he found himself in remote Asia, serving alongside Chiang Kai-shek's forces during World War II. This memoir captures the essence of immigrant struggles and the pursuit of new experiences, offering a vivid tribute to a life richly lived and the enduring spirit of immigrant families.