My Mother, Helena

About the Book

TEXT FOR AUTHOR BIO: Leona Turlo Budilovsky is the mother of three children. She has been happily married for 50 years to John A. Budilovsky. In writing this book, she preciously hands down her intimate experiences to future generations of the grit, determination, and love that was her mother, Helena.

AUTHOR PHOTO: please use LeeBudilovsky.tif. TEXT FOR BOOK DESCRIPTION: In war torn Poland, a beggar's prediction of a woman's life comes true. My Mother, Helena is the story of Helena turlo's courage in the face of World War I. Through loss of family, friends, and a cherished European way of life, she was forces to begin again in Chicago, Illinois. This is the special story of one loving woman's immigrant struggles to establish a new family in a new land.

About the Author

Leona Turlo Budilovsky is the mother of three children. She has been happily married for 50 years to John A. Budilovsky. In writing this book, she preciously hands down her intimate experiences to future generations of the grit, determination, and love that was her mother, Helena.