“Told in lyrical and vivid style that is at times dazzling in its specificity and intensity,

Z.O.S. A Memoir  traces Kay Merkel Boruff's arduous path through a lifelong grieving

process spent coming to terms not only with the death of her husband but also with the

spiritual demons she lived with as a younger woman. This account fills a gap in the story

of our national experience in Viet Nam.”

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            —C.W. Smith author of Steplings, Buffalo Nickel, and Understanding Women.