Distilling Rose

A family history and memoir that includes the author's discovery of a unknown sister, her search for links to her long dead great-grandmother Rose and a deepening of the understanding of her grandparents through their daily correspondence during World War II. Dr. Morrie Lipton served overseas as a Flight Surgeon in the Army Air Corps and Mildred Lipton remained stateside with their young sons. Their letters tell a love story and are the center of the history of a 20th Century American family.