YEARS INTO LIVES

About the Book

When my parents began writing “life stories” in their writing group, I figured a few good stories would make it onto paper. Well, they did – followed by many, many more than I ever imagined. The family history that emerged makes for exciting and revelatory reading. From the family roots in Scotland and England, to the shores of Connecticut, then westward to Indiana, the family grew and flourished. The adventures and travels of the Lynch and Cook families span World Wars, cross thousands of miles, and yielded hundreds of photographs. This book will captivate you with its fascinating twists and turns, and with its tales of love and devotion. It is, indeed, a feast of a book.

About the Author

Bill and Cookie Lynch were educators, writers and inveterate travelers. Bill, born in Jerome, Arizona, received his B.A. degree from Williams College, and M.A. and Ph.D. in Education from Yale University. Cookie, born in Brooklyn, New York, received a B.A. from Mount Holyoke College and an M.A. in Economics from Columbia University. They met as teenagers growing up in Connecticut and married during World War II. They lived in Bloomington, Indiana, where Bill was professor emeritus of Educational Psychology at Indiana University and Cookie retired from teaching high school economics and psychology. They are devoted grandparents and great grandparents in a close-knit and caring family. This book was inspired by the lives of their parents and those who went before, as well as reflections on their own lives – and a desire to share these stories with future generations.