Faced with impossible circumstances, author Catherine Bruno became a unicorn to survive. In Operation Unicorn, she shares her story. In this memoir, she reflects on her family's history in Iowa and Kansas and discusses how she processes her father's potential demise amidst the social restrictions of the covid pandemic. Through narrative and examples of letters and Facebook messages sent, Bruno offers a look into her world as a daughter, wife, mother, woman of faith, and volunteer. In Operation Unicorn, she tells how she came to a new understanding about herself, her family, and what she can give to the world.