She had big shoes to fill as a writer. Her father was a famous man. His name was James Jones and his claim to fame is "From Here To Eternity," That's mighty big shoes. And then there was "The Thin Red Line."
Yet she prevailed. Both as a writer and as a child who had parents who also were alcoholics, Kaylie Jones has overcome many obstacles. And this is her memoir.
Her story is not without its own tragedy. Alcoholism is often hereditary. There is not just having it around you from day one. There are the genes that heighten your risk. Kaylie could have been another statistic. But she fought the good war and she won.
This memoir goes back and forth in time. Its passages are mere chapters to you and me. For her it was a roller coaster ride, to hell and back. And then some.
She grew up amidst the likes of William Styron, Irwin Shaw, James Baldwin, Willie Morris. She socialized with writers such as Truman Capote, Norman Mailer, and Kurt Vonnegut. You will read about common events in her life accompanied by celebrities we know by name only.
Her father was a giant among writers. Her mother Gloria was relentless with her withering sarcasm and bitter criticism. Such is the life of a child of alcoholics. And yet, she was determined her own daughter would not suffer from this fate.
In reading the story of Kaylie Jones, author of "A Soldier's Daughter Never Cries," we understand that she did her fair share of it behind closed doors. And that it took her many years to climb up out of the abyss she'd precariously fallen into.
"A Soldier's Daughter Never Cries" was ultimately made into a film. And it starred Kris Kristofferson and Barbara Hershey.
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