Rats in the Attic

About the Book

This is the story of Lorna Elizabeth Witt’s childhood growing up in the Los Angeles area. Elizabeth relates her memories of such grim events as the Great Depression, which forced her family to move to a small cabin on Seal Beach, and the Long Beach earthquake. She also recalls normal events of girlhood, such as vacations, summer camp, school, birthdays, and the small joys and tribulations of living with two sisters. Spoken from a child’s perspective, she brings to her recollections a straightforward practicality, genuineness, and enjoyment of new and exciting experience.

About the Author

Lorna Elizabeth Witt was born April 18, 1926. She and her two sisters were raised in Los Angeles. She married Ralph Witt in her junior year at UCLA, had three sons, and taught elementary school for fifty years. Ralph died after sixty-seven years of marriage, and Elizabeth now lives in Kona, Hawaii.