When Marva Hancock read through her late mother's handwritten autobiography, she knew that this was a story that had to be told. In this vivid new look at one woman's life, Hancock honors a woman who made tremendous sacrifices for her family as the world changed before her eyes.
At the beginning of her memoirs, Lois states, "I shall try to reveal the real me." The woman who emerges from these pages has an iron will and an unswerving determination to keep her family healthy and happy. Even as life began providing her with many disappointments, she continued to offer comfort and stability as a wife and mother.
Hancock recounts how Lois reacted when her husband quit his job in the middle of the Great Depression and the sacrifices she made as the family became more and more economically unstable. Through these periods of uncertainty, the pains of childbirth, the struggles of motherhood, and the sorrows of her relationships, Lois remained steadfast.
This new biography is sometimes tragic and sometimes deeply funny. Lois embodies the unflappable character of the Greatest Generation, and her story reveals the inner world of a woman who shouldered her burden with a quiet resolve.
About the Author: Marva Hancock graduated summa cum laude with degrees in humanities and religious studies from California State University, Sacramento. While in college, she won several prizes for her poetry and later published a children's book about Africa. When she came upon her late mother's memoirs, she knew she simply had to develop them into a book.
Hancock spent her career teaching religion to high schoolers and teaching English in Mexico. She also worked to help students find funding for their college studies.
Hancock lives in the mountains of Utah with her husband, and the two have traveled to over 160 countries. She and her husband have five children and one Mexican son, and they have also taken in dozens of foster children over the years. In addition to writing, Hancock enjoys photography.
