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Little Mister Victory: A Daughter's Search for the Woman Who Abandoned Her Father on VJ Day
A lifelong quest unfolds as DNA and archives reveal the shocking depths of abandonment.
On August 15, 1945, as Bostonians celebrated the end of World War II, a well-dressed woman asked a teenage boy to watch her newborn baby. She promised to return after performing an errand but never did. Little Mister Victory is the true story of a lifelong quest, by the baby's daughter, to find the woman who abandoned her father. Using cutting-edge DNA analysis and good old-fashioned burrowing into newspaper archives, ecclesiastical records, and government documents, she was found, along with a surprise. Abandoning her newborn baby was not the most shocking act of her life.
On August 15, 1945, as Bostonians celebrated the end of World War II, a well-dressed woman asked a teenage boy to watch her newborn baby. She promised to return after performing an errand but never did. Little Mister Victory is the true story of a lifelong quest, by the baby's daughter, to find the woman who abandoned her father. Using cutting-edge DNA analysis and good old-fashioned burrowing into newspaper archives, ecclesiastical records, and government documents, she was found, along with a surprise. Abandoning her newborn baby was not the most shocking act of her life.
128 pages, Paperback
Published May 5, 2026
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July 25, 2026
It was so interesting! I love history and this book gave the real history of the story and the families involved. Highly recommend.
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