NOW IS THE HOUR
A real story
Letter by Letter
About real people caught up in the misfortune of World War II
Pretty, adventurous, army wife-to-be, Ellen Anderson, launches herself into the turbulent skies of WWII charting a Connecticut to California cross-country course as she travels to rendezvous with and then marry her handsome, army air force bombardier fly-boy, Alex Carlson, Jr. But Ellen will be only the first one to leave the familiar New England setting, the home she shares with her parents, three brothers and two sisters. Moving through the tumultuous years of war, Ellen and her loved ones must confront separation, infidelity and even death – startling events that will shred the fabric of the family cover forever.
Only the network of letters written faithfully and carefully keeps the Andersons connected and united. Against a backdrop of distant guns and mounting death tolls, and acted out upon the stage of a world at war, the family attempts to maintain balance and integrity during a time in world history unparalleled by its brutality and horror.
Now Is The Hour presents a memorable account of WWII, letter by letter, as seen through the loving eyes of Ellen Anderson and her family. The story resurrects and revisits the haunting question, why? Between-the-lines narrative repeats the warning, lest we forget, while advancing the challenging mandate, never again!
Patricia E. Roach 