War Brides
Autor Lois Battleen Limba Engleză Paperback – 26 noi 2012 – vârsta de la 18 ani
A vibrant novel set in postwar America from the New York Times bestselling author of The Florabama Ladies' Auxiliary and Sewing Circle
World War II is over, but for three young Australian women who meet on their way to new lives and new husbands in America, the adventure is just beginning. Sheila, Dawn, and Gaynor will need to reacquaint themselves with the military men they swore to love when peace seemed like a lifetime away. But the world that awaits them is filled with new challenges, and each woman will be forced to summon courage and strength she never knew she had.
Brilliantly capturing an era that continues to enthrall, War Brides will be embraced by fans of historical fiction and the many readers who are rediscovering Lois Battle and her timeless brand of storytelling.
Brilliantly capturing an era that continues to enthrall, War Brides will be embraced by fans of historical fiction and the many readers who are rediscovering Lois Battle and her timeless brand of storytelling.
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Specificații
ISBN-13: 9780143121435
ISBN-10: 014312143X
Pagini: 437
Dimensiuni: 130 x 196 x 23 mm
Greutate: 0.32 kg
Editura: Penguin Books
ISBN-10: 014312143X
Pagini: 437
Dimensiuni: 130 x 196 x 23 mm
Greutate: 0.32 kg
Editura: Penguin Books
Recenzii
"Outstanding . . . wonderfully warm . . . Battle is a gifted writer whose novels deserve acclaim."
"A superb old-fashioned novel."
"A compelling novel . . . entirely riveting."
"The characters are memorable, the settings believable, and the reading effortless. War Brides is a book that will interest you up to the last page, the last paragraph, even the last line."
"A good, old-fashioned read."
"Satisfying and readable."
"An arresting novel . . . Battle's characters are alive and believable. [Battle has] a skillful touch."
Notă biografică
Lois Battle's seven novels include Bed and Breakfast, Storyville, War Brides, and A Habit of the Blood, (all Penguin). She lives in Beaufort, South Carolina.
Descriere
From the author of "Storyville" and "Bed & Breakfast" comes a rich and moving novel of three Australian women carving a new life in post World War II America. Battle--herself the daughter of an Australian war bride--captures the look and feel of one of this country's most memorable eras.