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A WORLD AT WAR . . . A lonely sailor without a sawbuck to spare. A gorgeous socialite on the home front. Letters soaked in longing. Secrets taken to the grave. Easy births. Hard deaths. And dogs --dogs aplenty. They say love conquers all, but will bonds forged by Lt. N. Robert Underhill and Miss Merrilee Meier during World War II survive the peaks and valleys of peacetime? Across their 58-year-marriage, Bob and Merrilee confront holiday fiascoes and funeral foul-ups, windless regattas and catastrophic tornadoes, a medical crisis and a financial reversal. But rearing six kids is the ultimate test of a love that began with a letter.

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Letters written by a young WWII naval officer interspersed with his daughter's personal recollections, written in lyrical prose, meld in this beautiful, bittersweet, and unforgettable memoir. --Jackie Minniti, columnist, The Island Reporter, author of Jacqueline Precious letters from Bob to his Lady Faire invite the reader to feel the raw emotion and uncertainty of how each day will unfold. A relationship continues to blossom, but not without challenges and difficulty. Perspectives from family carefully weave entire lives together in a delightful, and sometimes heart-wrenching way. --Suzanne Sanders Overstreet, author of Wait for Me Voyage is the captivating true story of a World War Two romance between a lonely sailor and a society beauty left on the home front as told through his original letters. Readers will be drawn into Bob's heartfelt letters depicting his time in service. By turns revealing, uplifting, and sad, Bob's letters capture the hearts and minds of a generation of young Americans serving our country while growing into men and missing home. --Tracy Quinn McLennan, co-author of World War II Letters: A Glimpse into the Heart of the Second World War through the Eyes of Those Who Were Fighting Intertwining her father's wartime letters and reflections on her own childhood, in Voyage, Catherine Underhill Fitzpatrick tells the compelling story of her parents' WWII romance and paints an evocative portrait of life in a postwar American family. Rich in detail, the book provides an insightful perspective on the hopes and fears, joys and sorrows, and day-to-day experiences of Americans both at home and at war. -- Susan Douglas Franzosa, professor emerita, Fairfield University, author of Ordinary Lessons: Girlhoods of the 1950sFour generations of an American family, whose roots go back to Captain John Underhill of the Massachusetts Bay Colony, come to life in this heart-rending biography. --Jay Tucker, President, Underhill Society of America I had a high regard for Bob, whose grand character was uncompromising. I was honored to be his friend. -- Mel Underhill, Board Member, Underhill Society of America

Letters written by a young WWII naval officer interspersed with his daughter's personal recollections, written in lyrical prose, meld in this beautiful, bittersweet, and unforgettable memoir. --Jackie Minniti, columnist, The Island Reporter, author of Jacqueline Precious letters from Bob to his Lady Faire invite the reader to feel the raw emotion and uncertainty of how each day will unfold. A relationship continues to blossom, but not without challenges and difficulty. Perspectives from family carefully weave entire lives together in a delightful, and sometimes heart-wrenching way. --Suzanne Sanders Overstreet, author of Wait for Me Voyage is the captivating true story of a World War Two romance between a lonely sailor and a society beauty left on the home front as told through his original letters. Readers will be drawn into Bob's heartfelt letters depicting his time in service. By turns revealing, uplifting, and sad, Bob's letters capture the hearts and minds of a generation of young Americans serving our country while growing into men and missing home. --Tracy Quinn McLennan, co-author of World War II Letters: A Glimpse into the Heart of the Second World War through the Eyes of Those Who Were Fighting Intertwining her father's wartime letters and reflections on her own childhood, in Voyage, Catherine Underhill Fitzpatrick tells the compelling story of her parents' WWII romance and paints an evocative portrait of life in a postwar American family. Rich in detail, the book provides an insightful perspective on the hopes and fears, joys and sorrows, and day-to-day experiences of Americans both at home and at war. -- Susan Douglas Franzosa, professor emerita, Fairfield University, author of Ordinary Lessons: Girlhoods of the 1950s Four generations of an American family, whose roots go back to Captain John Underhill of the Massachusetts Bay Colony, come to life in this heart-rending biography. --Jay Tucker, President, Underhill Society of America I had a high regard for Bob, whose grand character was uncompromising. I was honored to be his friend. -- Mel Underhill, Board Member, Underhill Society of America

"""Letters written by a young WWII naval officer interspersed with his daughter's personal recollections, written in lyrical prose, meld in this beautiful, bittersweet, and unforgettable memoir."" --Jackie Minniti, columnist, The Island Reporter, author of Jacqueline ""Precious letters from Bob to his Lady Faire invite the reader to feel the raw emotion and uncertainty of how each day will unfold. A relationship continues to blossom, but not without challenges and difficulty. Perspectives from family carefully weave entire lives together in a delightful, and sometimes heart-wrenching way."" --Suzanne Sanders Overstreet, author of Wait for Me ""Voyage is the captivating true story of a World War Two romance between a lonely sailor and a society beauty left on the home front as told through his original letters. Readers will be drawn into Bob's heartfelt letters depicting his time in service. By turns revealing, uplifting, and sad, Bob's letters capture the hearts and minds of a generation of young Americans serving our country while growing into men and missing home."" --Tracy Quinn McLennan, co-author of World War II Letters: A Glimpse into the Heart of the Second World War through the Eyes of Those Who Were Fighting ""Intertwining her father's wartime letters and reflections on her own childhood, in Voyage, Catherine Underhill Fitzpatrick tells the compelling story of her parents' WWII romance and paints an evocative portrait of life in a postwar American family. Rich in detail, the book provides an insightful perspective on the hopes and fears, joys and sorrows, and day-to-day experiences of Americans both at home and at war."" -- Susan Douglas Franzosa, professor emerita, Fairfield University, author of Ordinary Lessons: Girlhoods of the 1950s Four generations of an American family, whose roots go back to Captain John Underhill of the Massachusetts Bay Colony, come to life in this heart-rending biography."" --Jay Tucker, President, Underhill Society of America ""I had a high regard for Bob, whose grand character was uncompromising. I was honored to be his friend."" -- Mel Underhill, Board Member, Underhill Society of America"

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Catherine Underhill Fitzpatrick grew up in suburban St. Louis, the second of six children. After she graduated from the University of Missouri-Columbia School of Journalism, her newspaper career included feature writing positions at metro dailies in Hannibal, St. Louis, and Milwaukee. On Sept. 11, 2001, Catherine was in Manhattan to cover New York Fashion Week. At first word of the terrorist attacks, she rushed to Ground Zero and filed award-winning eyewitness reports. A description of her reportage is included with accounts of other reporters and photographers in Running Toward Danger (2002, Rowman & Littlefield). A front page of the newspaper edition containing one of her 9/11 dispatches is among those memorialized in Washington D.C.'s Newseum. Catherine's debut novel, A Matter of Happenstance, is a four-generation family saga that explores the power of personal character over coincidence. A follow-up novel, Going on Nine, is a coming-of-age story told by a young girl in 1956 and, alternately, by the mature woman she is today. Like Voyage, her earlier books are set primarily in her hometown, St. Louis. Catherine is a former board member of the TallGrass Writers Guild and a member of the Florida Writers Association. She and her husband, Dennis, live in Bonita Springs, FL. They have two daughters.

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