My Dear Boy is a dual memoir – with narrative led by author Joanie Schirm’s present tense voice as she unravels the story of a lifetime. The knitted second voice is her own father Valdik Holzer’s life story during World War II involving worldwide adventure of escape, tragedy, love, and finally inspirational triumph through sheer will power. Intertwined lovingly with her father’s own story, the author’s emotional revelations using hours of interviews and hundreds of discovered secret letters reveal Valdik’s compassionate legacy emerging from his father’s last wish. The book is truly the discovery of a lifetime that will inspire all.