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"A beautiful amalgam of memoir, travelogue, and investigative report that moves with the propulsive forward energy of a thriller. A haunting chronicle of loss and redemption." -- Ron Chernow, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Alexander HamiltonIn the wake of her mother's death, Jessica Pearce Rotondi uncovers boxes of letters, declassified CIA reports, and newspaper clippings that bring to light a family ghost: her uncle Jack, who disappeared during the CIA-led "Secret War" in Laos in 1972. The letters lead her across Southeast Asia in search of the truth that has eluded her family for decades. What she discovers takes her closer to the mother she lost and the mysteries of a secret war that changed the rules of engagement forever.
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Jessica Pearce Rotondi is a writer and editor living in Brooklyn. Her work has been published by the History Channel, Atlas Obscura, The Huffington Post, Refinery29, and Greatist. Previously, she was Senior Lifestyle Editor at The Huffington Post, Director of Content at SoulCycle, and a staff member at the PEN American Center, the world's oldest literary human rights organization. Her first job in New York City was as a book publicist at St. Martin's Press, where she had a "room of her own" in the Flatiron Building to fill with books. Jessica is a graduate of Brown University, where she received a research grant to conduct an oral history project on World War II. "What We Inherit" is her first book.Connect with Jessica on Twitter and Instagram @JessicaRotondi or visit JessicaPearceRotondi.com
