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The French War Bride

Robin Wells
The French War Bride Book PDF

Author : Robin Wells
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 480 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2016-08-02
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780698405288

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*USA TODAY BESTSELLER* World War II Paris serves as the backdrop for a story of compassion, betrayal, and forgiveness from the national bestselling author of The Wedding Tree... At her assisted living center in Wedding Tree, Louisiana, ninety-three-year-old Amélie O’Connor is in the habit of leaving her door open for friends. One day she receives an unexpected visitor—Kat Thompson, the ex-fiancée of her late husband, Jack. Kat and Jack were high school sweethearts who planned to marry when Jack returned from France after World War II. But in a cruel twist of fate, their plans were irrevocably derailed when a desperate French girl overheard an American officer’s confession in a Parisian church... Now, Kat wants to know the truth behind a story that’s haunted her whole life. She thinks finding out how Amélie stole Jack’s heart will finally bring her peace. As Amélie recalls the dark days of the Nazi occupation of Paris, The French War Bride reveals how history shapes the course of our lives...for better or for worse. READERS GUIDE INSIDE

French War Brides in America

Hilary Kaiser
French War Brides in America Book PDF

Author : Hilary Kaiser
Publisher : Praeger
Page : 248 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : History
ISBN : UOM:39015073985742

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In 1944 and 1945, millions of American soldiers took part in the Liberation of France. It was impossible for these GIs, who brought with them freedom, health, and wealth, to avoid fraternizing with French women. Some 6,500 Franco-American marriages would later take place. Many of these women would cross the Atlantic to join their husbands, following the example of their compatriots who had wed doughboys after World War I. This book, a collection of oral histories, tells the story of mademoiselle and the GI by following the destinies of 15 French war brides--three from World War I and 12 from World War II. All of the women encountered cultural shock as they discovered an opulent and open society, but one which was also materialistic and racially segregated. But these women, like the many others who came to America, got on with it and survived. Although about half of the marriages ended in divorce, only about 150 of the women returned to France. Most of them, in their own way, lived the American Dream. Today these women are both French and American. They reflect the image of a successful betrothal between two cultures.

French War Brides

Hilary Kaiser
French War Brides Book PDF

Author : Hilary Kaiser
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 244 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2017-05-07
Category : History
ISBN : 0984004335

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Following both World War I and II, about 6,500 Franco-American marriages took place between French mademoiselles and American soldiers, be they "doughboys" or GI's. These women, who came from different parts of France and diverse background, would later cross the Atlantic to join husbands, settle in various corners of America, suffer culture shock, and adapt to marriage in a foreign land of postwar plenty with varying degrees of success. Despite these difficulties, like many other immigrants, they got on with it and survived. As the compelling oral histories in this book show, most of them did, in their own way, live the American dream.

Memoir of a French War Bride

Jeannine Ricou-Allunis
Memoir of a French War Bride Book PDF

Author : Jeannine Ricou-Allunis
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 184 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2004-09-01
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 1418474088

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Paris, September 3, 1939: fifteen-year old, Jeannine Ricou heard the bells ringing throughout the city that signaled the beginning of World War II. Her privileged life was about to change forever. The hardships of war replaced the comforts of her former life. She joined the French Resistance and aided in undermining the enemy. With the Liberation, came the American soldier she would fall in love with and marry. When Jeannine's new husband sent her home to America with their toddler, she was pregnant again. In America, she taught herself to speak English by reading comic books and struggled to understand the cruelty and alcoholism of her in-laws. When her husband returned home, Jeannine discovered he had a violent and unpredictable temper. The pain was just beginning.

The Wedding Tree

Robin Wells
The Wedding Tree Book PDF

Author : Robin Wells
Publisher : Berkley
Page : 433 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2015
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780425282359

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"Hope Stevens thinks Wedding Tree, Louisiana, will be the perfect place to sort out her life and all the mistakes she's made. Plus, it will give her the chance to help her free-spirited grandmother, Adelaide, sort through her things before moving into assisted living. Spending the summer in the quaint town, Hope begins to discover that Adelaide has made some mistakes of her own. And as they go through her belongings, her grandmother recalls the wartime romance that left her torn between two men and haunted by a bone-chilling secret"--

War Brides

Helen Bryan
War Brides Book PDF

Author : Helen Bryan
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 489 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : Great Britain
ISBN : 0750529520

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In 1939 the lives of five women are about to collide in the sleepy little village of Crowmarsh Priors.Evangeline has eloped from New Orleans with a naval captain, Alice is resigned to life as the parish spinster, Elsie is evacuated from the East End to be a maid for Lady Marchmont, Tanni has fled from Vienna with her newborn son, and high-spirited Frances is to see out the war with her godmother. Together these five women face hardship, passion and danger, and form a bond that sees them through their darkest hours, and lasts for the rest of their lives.

Bride of New France

Suzanne Desrochers
Bride of New France Book PDF

Author : Suzanne Desrochers
Publisher : Penguin Canada
Page : 312 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2011-01-18
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780143180258

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Laure Beausejour has grown up in a dormitory in Paris surrounded by prostitutes, the insane, and other forgotten women. She dreams with her best friend, Madeleine, of using her needlework skills to become a seamstress and one day marry a nobleman. But in 1669, Laure is sent across the Atlantic to New France with Madeleine as filles du roi. The girls know little of the place they are being sent to, except for stories of ferocious winters and Indians who eat the hearts of French priests. To be banished to Canada is a punishment worse than death. Bride of New France explores the challenges Laure faces coming into womanhood in a brutal time and place. From the moment she arrives in Ville-Marie (Montreal) she is expected to marry and produce children with a brutish French soldier who himself can barely survive the harsh conditions of his forest cabin. But through her clandestine relationship with Deskaheh, an allied Iroquois, Laure finds a sense of the possibilities in this New World. What happens to a woman who attempts to make her own life choices in such authoritative times?

GI Brides: The Wartime Girls Who Crossed the Atlantic for Love

Duncan Barrett,Nuala Calvi
GI Brides The Wartime Girls Who Crossed the Atlantic for Love Book PDF

Author : Duncan Barrett,Nuala Calvi
Publisher : Harper Collins
Page : 297 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2014-09-02
Category : History
ISBN : 9780062328069

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GI Brides: The Wartime Girls Who Crossed the Atlantic for Love by Duncan Barrett,Nuala Calvi Pdf

They left everything behind to follow their hearts. . . . True stories that illuminate the experiences of British war brides in America after World War II American soldiers stationed in the UK came away winning more than just a war, they also won the hearts of young women across Britain. At the end of World War II, more than 70,000 GI brides followed the men they'd married—men they barely knew—to begin a new life in the United States. Meet four of these women: Sylvia Bradley, a loyal, bright-eyed optimist Rae Brewer, a resourceful, quick-witted tomboy Margaret Boyle, an English beauty who faced down every challenge Gwendolyn Rowe, a brave woman ahead of her time Though all made the bold choice to leave family and the world they knew, the journey each experienced was unique—ranging from romantic to heartbreaking. Fascinating and unforgettable, GI Brides pays homage to these brave women, propelled by love and hope, who embarked on an adventure that would change their lives.

Captured Hearts

Melynda Jarratt
Captured Hearts Book PDF

Author : Melynda Jarratt
Publisher : Goose Lane Editions
Page : 152 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : History
ISBN : IND:30000122514023

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Imagine you're a young woman caught up in the ugly reality of war. You meet and fall in love with a young soldier from a foreign country. You marry and your world is upended: when the war ends, you leave all you've ever known behind - your family, friends, and way of life - to begin a new life in Canada. This is the story of hundreds of women who made their way to New Brunswick at the end of the Second World War. Between 1942 and 1948, young women from all over Europe came to this part of Canada with their servicemen husbands. Some married Aboriginal New Brunswickers; others married French-speaking Acadians; still others married New Brunswickers of British descent. In this compelling volume, wives, widows, fiancées, and those who and returned to Europe after failed marriages tell compelling stories of prejudice, perseverance, kindness, hope, defeat and triumph. Captured Hearts is volume 12 in the New Brunswick Military History Series.

War Brides

Marion Craig Wentworth
War Brides Book PDF

Author : Marion Craig Wentworth
Publisher : DigiCat
Page : 42 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2022-09-15
Category : Drama
ISBN : EAN:8596547320951

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'War Brides' is a one-act play by Marion Craig Wentworth. It tells the story of a pregnant war widow who commits suicide rather than bear more children for a nation that allows her no say in its decision-making. It was one of the most successful plays of 1915 and was later adapted into a silent film.

His French War Bride

Pamela Ferguson
His French War Bride Book PDF

Author : Pamela Ferguson
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 130 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2019-01-05
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1793229988

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June 1944. Despite her determination to be in Paris to welcome her father home when he escapes from a prison camp, interpreter Christine Arnette must obey when the French Resistance sends her on a secret D-Day mission to Normandy. When her cover story falls apart, the Allies start asking questions. Can she trust them with the truth?When Lieutenant Harry Dean discovers their beautiful French interpreter lied about her reasons for coming to Carentan, it's up to him to discover her identity. His gut tells him to trust her, but orders are orders. Is she really a spy? Will his heart allow him to stand by and watch if she's arrested?

Michigan

Julien Frey
Michigan Book PDF

Author : Julien Frey
Publisher : Ponent Mon
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2020-07-02
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
ISBN : 1912097389

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November 1944, Paris, France. GI John arrives in France as a mechanic in the Military Railway Service. He meets and falls in love with a young French woman, Odette, working in a corner cafe. He is posted to Germany and returns a year later when his proposal of marriage is accepted and they decide to return to his home in the US - much to her family's chagrin. Odette is shipped to the Phillip Morris Camp in Le Havre for training in being 'American', before finally boarding the MS Vulcania. When we meet them at the beginning of the book, Odette's great niece Maud and her husband Julien are preparing to embark on a trip from Paris to Michigan, where many a culture shock awaits.

Michigan: On the Trail of a War Bride Michigan: On the Trail of a War Bride

Frey Julien
Michigan On the Trail of a War Bride Michigan On the Trail of a War Bride Book PDF

Author : Frey Julien
Publisher : Europe Comics
Page : 146 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2018-05-16T00:00:00+02:00
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
ISBN : 9791032805787

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Michigan: On the Trail of a War Bride Michigan: On the Trail of a War Bride by Frey Julien Pdf

When Julien arrives in Michigan to meet his wife's American family, he gets to know the American Midwest, as well as some unusual cousins. But above all, he meets Odette, his French great aunt with what one might call a resilient personality. Originally from Paris, she married an American soldier at the end of the Second World War. Like her, 200,000 other European "war brides" left behind their families and their countries to be with the G.I.s they loved.

The Ship of Brides

Jojo Moyes
The Ship of Brides Book PDF

Author : Jojo Moyes
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2015
Category : Aircraft carriers
ISBN : 1410477177

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The year is 1946, and all over the world young women are crossing the seas in their thousands en route to the men they married in wartime. In Sydney, Australia, four women join 650 other brides on an extraordinary voyage to England - aboard the Victoria, which carries not just arms and aircraft, but a thousand naval officers and men.

The War Bride's Scrapbook

Caroline Preston
The War Bride s Scrapbook Book PDF

Author : Caroline Preston
Publisher : HarperCollins
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2017-12-05
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780062096883

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The War Bride's Scrapbook by Caroline Preston Pdf

A World War II love story, narrated through a new bride’s dazzling array of vintage postcards, newspaper clippings, photographs, and more Lila Jerome has never been very lucky in love, and has always been more interested in studying architecture and, more recently, supporting the war bond effort on the home front. But in the fall of 1943, a chance spark with a boarder in her apartment sets Lila on a course that shakes up all of her ideas about romance. Lila is intoxicated by Perry Weld, the charismatic army engineer who’s about to ship out to the European front, and it isn’t long before she discovers that the feeling is mutual. After just a few weeks together, caught up in the dramatic spirit of the times and with Perry’s departure date fast approaching, the two decide to elope. In a stunning kaleidoscope of vibrant ephemera, Lila boldly attempts to redefine her life in America as she navigates the heartache and longing of a marriage separated by ocean and war. In her second scrapbook novel after the lauded Scrapbook of Frankie Pratt, Caroline Preston has once again pulled from her own extraordinary collection of vintage memorabilia, transporting us back to the lively, tumultuous 1940s and introducing us to an unforgettable, ambitious heroine who must learn to reconcile a wartime marriage with a newfound self-confidence.