title: The Life and Death of Lizzie Morris
author: Hays, Robert
description: Bradley Morris, a still-vital WWII vet, has awful memories of combat. He and Lizzie visit a Sicilian battlefield where he was mortally wounded and his best friend died. This brings peace of mind, but then Lizzie has a heart attack and lies near death. He recalls their lives--young sweethearts, going to war, raising kids, his alcoholism, facing the turmoil in their home town of Memphis after the MLK assassination. Can he keep promises, reconcile an old quarrel over Vietnam with a son, overcome the guilt of surviving war when his friend did not? And can he renew the faith he lost in battle?