Huntsville, AL Author Publishes Memoir

From The Collection JoAnn, a new book by Ray Helstrom, has been released by Dorrance Publishing Co., Inc.

From The Collection JoAnn: A Tribute Dedication to All Who Hope and Dream, Have Lived and Felt the Loss and Fully Appreciate, and, the Many Who May Want to Believe in Love is a composition created from anecdotes written from remembered moments with JoAnn. In looking back, the author finds that they seem to express a very real sense of happiness that could be described as a fulfillment of whimsical dreams and long held desires and hopes.

About the Author
The author, Ray Helstrom, views himself as just another American who has lived most of his life in the 20th century. He attributes his long and fortuitous life to the rigors of a childhood on the iron range of Northern Minnesota, his World War II teen years in a bay area Navy base town in Northern California, his vital service and college youth years, as well as his family-rearing and marketing/merchandising career years in Southern California. His blessed adventure years with JoAnn and now profound reminiscing years have been well-spent in the Rocket City in Northern Alabama.

From The Collection JoAnn is a 182-page paperback with a retail price of $15.00. The ISBN is 978-1-4809-5712-1. It was published by Dorrance Publishing Co., Inc of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. For more information, or to request a review copy, please go to our virtual pressroom at www.dorrancepressroom.com or our online bookstore bookstore.dorrancepublishing.com.