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Amid 150,000 people, the author re-meets an old schoolmate at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Dedication in Washington, DC, and what unfolds is a love story between two unlikely people; Mike, a veteran of 173rd Airborne Brigade and Ranger medic / LRRP, haunted by his time in service, and Martha, a successful NYC entrepreneur and designer with a client list of fashion superstars. Through their 3003-day journey, Martha eloquently describes their effort to recover Mike's "lost" self as he is diagnosed with PTSD, as well as her own recovery after the loss of their child, poisoned by Agent Orange.…mehr

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Amid 150,000 people, the author re-meets an old schoolmate at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Dedication in Washington, DC, and what unfolds is a love story between two unlikely people; Mike, a veteran of 173rd Airborne Brigade and Ranger medic / LRRP, haunted by his time in service, and Martha, a successful NYC entrepreneur and designer with a client list of fashion superstars. Through their 3003-day journey, Martha eloquently describes their effort to recover Mike's "lost" self as he is diagnosed with PTSD, as well as her own recovery after the loss of their child, poisoned by Agent Orange. Now, Martha's clients are dying of AIDS. Martha tells the story partly through Mike's letters, from the early romantic stages, and after the couple is married when Mike re-ups in t he USArmy. Through their letters, it becomes both of their stories, A Double Memoir, true story.
Autorenporträt
Martha Voutas Donegan's book, 3003 Days of Mike & Me / And the Wars Between Us, was shortlisted for Best Nonfiction in 2019 at Pirates Alley / Faulkner Society. Her poem, "Rock Man," part of Mike & Me, was shortlisted in 2018. Her play, Mr. Muybridge received a staged reading at National Arts Club in NYC. Voutas won a 1973 Guest Editorship for her written entry for Mademoiselle, which chronicled changes brought on by Vietnam. She began her career with Vogue, Henri Bendel (AD) and Rags; redesigned Woman's Day with Ellen Levine /Peter Diamandis. Martha lives in New Orleans, LA with her husband, Dennis, a 5X Emmy winner for Set Decoration, and her daughter-muse, Lily.