title: Breaking the Code: A Father's Secret, a Daughter's Journey, and the Question That Changed Everything
author:  Karen Fisher-Alaniz 
description: "Debut memoirist Fisher-Alaniz offers a sensitive account of how she helped her war-veteran father confront a traumatic memory he had carried with him for more than 50 years. Commendable for how it breaks the silence surrounding PTSD... a genuine tale told from the heart." - <strong><em> Kirkus</em></strong><br /><br />""engaging memoir"" - <strong><em> Publishers Weekly</em></strong><br /><br />"Breaking their own code of silence, father and daughter reach across the decades, recording an important chapter in history and forging a long-overdue personal bond." - <strong><em> Booklist</em></strong><br /><br />"I highly recommend this book to anyone who cares about family and relationships, people interested in World War II history, those wanting to know more about PTSD, and readers who enjoy mysteries." - <strong><em> A Writer's Words, An Editor's Eye</em></strong><br /><br />"This was a very heart warming and heart wrenching book." - <strong><em> Bookpleasures.com</em></strong><br /><br />"This reviewer highly recommends this book for all readers. Those with a family member in the armed services will appreciate the homage this book pays to our military. Those who don't personally know anyone in the military need to know how hard our military members work, not just during their active duty but for their entire lives." - <strong><em> Bookpleasures.com</em></strong><br /><br />"I highly recommend <i>Breaking the Code</i> to those who want to learn more about the day-to-day life of a soldier serving in the Pacific in World War II, specifically in Honolulu. The letters relate in detail the frustration of the daily grind for a soldier left behind at base, and they stand in stark contrast to the descriptions her father gives when he eventually opens up about the trauma he suffered when he got close to the battle during his secret missions." - <strong><em> At Home With Books</em></strong><br /><br />"a story that left me covered with goosebumps time and again and eventually moved me to tears." - <strong><em> JAJance.com</em></strong><br /><br />"Fisher-Alaniz, a Walla Walla author, writes the true story of how her relationship with her 81-year-old father changed after he gave her two weathered notebooks containing more than 400 pages of letters he'd written to his parents during World War II, letters that revealed the pivotal role he played in breaking a top-secret Japanese code." - <strong><em> The Seattle Times</em></strong><br /><br />"a deeply touching journey of a father and daughter. If you know someone who has been through a war  WWII, Vietnam, Afghanistan, Iraq, etc.  this will definitely hit close to home." - <strong><em> Reading Good Books</em></strong>
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  ## Oh, dad, no, dad!
  
  
    
  
  
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  _( Bondage book - 122 )_
  
  
  
  
  
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  ## CHAPTER ONE
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  Kathleen Williamson pulled her car into the driveway of her father's new house
  and sat there for a moment, feeling very sulky. She tossed her dark hair back
  from her face and wondered why she'd come. She hadn't seen her father in five
  years, and didn't really want to. She was sure he'd been responsible for the
  breakup of her parents' marriage. He'd walked out, and now he was married to
  this Stacey woman.
  
  
  Kathleen looked in the mirror to make sure h