Behind Enemy Lines: A Memoir

Rooted in wartime Wisconsin, this funny, sad, and at time wise memoir tells how polio changed a boy's body, shaped his personality, and seemed to rule his life. Many years later the writer must again deal with this pesky nemesis when the ugly disease rears its head as post-polio syndrome.

A selection of photos adds visual substance, and Durand's reflective last chapter of this moving memoir is a feast of insight and wise thought.