ÒMary LeoÕs story takes you there with her in a way that captivates the heart and mind. What this woman has survived through is nothing short of spectacular ... Every man, woman, and child should read this gripping story as it takes on a life journey, you will never forget.Ó
... USA World Champion Swimmer
Gregory Jagenburg
The One Minute Journey is a magnificent time piece by Mary Leo, written with William G. OÕConnell.
At the age of ten, Mary LeoÕs life changes forever in a split second when her parents are killed by a fragment bomb dropped by Allied warplanes in the 1943 Allied Invasion of Sicily, Italy to stop the wrath of HitlerÕs Nazi Germany.
MaryÕs challenge to press on serves as a lesson for us all in this true story, which deserves nothing less than a Medal of Valor.
Seventy-five years later, Mary, now 84 years-old, decides not to leave this world before telling this powerful and gripping true story of perseverance, success, and the human determination and will to survive