No One to Care Author:Elizabeth O'Connor In her book "No One to Care" Elizabeth Ann O'Connor tells the story of her remarkable life. Her story shares a theme common to so many long-loved stories that have come before: The strength of the human spirit can overcome seemingly insurmountable odds. Readers never tire of this theme because everyone can, to some degree, relate to it on a per... more »sonal level. For this reason, Ms O'Connor's book will fast become a favorite among its genre. Although autobiographical, it reads more like a novel, with fascinating characters and intriguing story lines that at times seem more fictional than real. It is a love story - in fact, it is many love stories. It is humorous and tragic. It is a story that touches the heart. From the prologue of "No One to Care"... "They stood on the deck, the gray fog swirling around them, tears running down their faces, yet they were smiling. Two tall, slim, blue-eyed people, their hands tightly clasped as they stared in wonder at the Statue of Liberty... It was the spring of 1892. Thomas and Mary O'Connor, a young Irish couple, had dreamt of this day for so very long, and now they were finally just off the shores of America..." The beautiful young people in this scene write the opening chapter in the life of Elizabeth Ann O'Connor. They are her grandparents. In "No One to Care," Ms O'Connor describes an enchanting early childhood in the company of talented and loving parents; however, it is a childhood too soon shattered by loneliness and loss. In the telling of her story, she shares how triumph grows from trauma and how joy springs from unbelievable challenges.« less