Patricia Edmisten– “Peace Corps, Peru, 1962-1964″
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The Mourning of Angles
The life of Lydia Schaefer is a composite fictional story of a 22 year-old woman who served in the Peace Corps in Peru from 1962 to 1964. Patricia Taylor Edmisten, a former Peace Corps Volunteer from Milwaukee, Wisconsin, tells Lydia’s story in her book, “The Mourning of Angles,” based in part on her experiences in the Peace Corps in Peru during those years.
Patricia Edmisten recommends “The Accidental Pope,” by Raymond Flynn & Robin Moore.
Originally Broadcast: November 15, 2002
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