Happy Life Blues: A Memoir of Survival by Cecily Mattocks Marshall

"We have one copy of this out of print title for sale; if interested, let us know immediately. Once sold, we offer a free Search Service for this title. Email us: info@philippinebookshop.com if interested so that we can include your name in the list. When our Book Scouts are able to find the title, we will let you know accordingly. However, we can not guarantee when exactly it will be. Do not pay for your order first. Upon receipt of your email, we will check with the publisher if the book is still available, what is the new price, and when to expect delivery. This way, we can relay the particulars to you before you pay. Please note that if you pay and then cancel your order for one reason or another, PayPal has a 3.9% plus $0.15 fee that they charge us for every transaction. So, we would appreciate it if you just follow the instructions as stated here. This way, we will not pass on this fee to you should you cancel your order."

As the storm clouds were gathering in the Pacific, the Mattocks family was living a happy and productive life in the Philippines. Happy Life Blues tells the story of how their lives were changed forever after the events of December 8, 1941. It recounts peaceful prewar days, their years of hiding and imprisonment and how they adapted to these events. Despite the years of loss, deprivation and uncertainty of the future, the family maintained an optimistic spirit which would sustain them in their struggle for survival.

About the Author
Cecily Mattocks Marshall lives in West Boylston and Sandwich, Massachusetts. She is the mother of four and grandmother of fifteen. A graduate of Middlebury College in Vermont, she taught school for many years, most recently in the Clinton, Massachusetts Public School System where she served as Coordinator of the Bilingual Education Department.

Paperback: 236 pages
Publisher: Cecily Mattocks Marshall; 1st edition (December 28, 2007)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 097905987-9
ISBN-13: 978-09-7-905987-2
Package Dimensions: 9.1 x 6 x 0.8 inches
Shipping Weight: 1 pounds