Ruth ByrnRuth Byrn, 1938-, was born in the American south, where she still lives. She came to earth spang in the middle of the Silent Generation (Americans born mid-1920s to mid-1940s) and thinks it's accurate that these people are called both the Lucky Few ad grave and fatalistic. Her novel Fourth and Victory is not autobiographical; nevertheless, it draws from some of her first-hand childhood experiences of people, places, and events during the initial years of World War II. Read More Read Less