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September 2014
On Sale: September 2, 2014
368 pages
ISBN: 0062328050
EAN: 9780062328052
Kindle: B00H7LZVUO
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The “friendly invasion” of Britain by over a million American G.I.s bewitched a generation of young women deprived of male company during the Second World War. With their exotic accents, smart uniforms, and aura of Hollywood glamour, the G.I.s easily conquered their hearts, leaving British boys fighting abroad green with envy. But for girls like Sylvia, Margaret, Gwendolyn, and even the skeptical Rae, American soldiers offered something even more tantalizing than chocolate, chewing gum, and nylon stockings: an escape route from Blitz-ravaged Britain, an opportunity for a new life in affluent, modern America. Through the stories of these four women, G.I. Brides illuminates the experiences of war brides who found themselves in a foreign culture thousands of miles away from family and friends, with men they hardly knew. Some struggled with the isolation of life in rural America, or found their soldier less than heroic in civilian life. But most persevered, determined to turn their wartime romance into a lifelong love affair, and prove to those back home that a Hollywood ending of their own was possible. G.I. Brides includes an eight-pages insert that features 45-black-and-white photos.
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2 comments posted.
Re: GI Brides
Your Grandmother was one gutsy Lady, and I am so sorry to
hear about her passing!! You have my sympathy, for I too,
just lost my Father, who fought in WWII. That war did
something to everyone involved, and I'm sorry that she
experienced all that she did. On the up side, if you want
to call it that, it made her a much stronger person.
Because I read anything I can get my hands on from that era,
to try and get a better understanding of my own Father, for
starters, I can't wait to read your book!! That is such a
lovely tribute to your Grandmother, and also to keep that
part of History alive in the process!! Thank you so much
for taking the pains to write what I'm sure is going to be a
lovely, and at times, a tearful memoir!! I can't wait to
get a copy in my hands!!
(Peggy Roberson 9:15am September 3, 2014)
Nuala, what an incredible journey for you, and how wonderful that you're
honouring your grandmother in such a way (and, I'm sure, finding compassion
for your true grandfather as he tried to get through those terrible times). I
have a friend whose mother married an American and travelled to the States
with him -- and gave up her marriage because of extreme homesickness. To
my knowledge, that friend has never met her father. And another friend who
discovered from a family album that her own father's first marriage, which he
kept a secret from his second family, ended when he was on active service in
WWII and his young wife died in childbirth, and the baby too. Your story will
bring us closer to the reality of those broken lives -- and hopefully lead to
healing as well. Best wishes with your book!
(Cheryl Hingley 11:13pm September 3, 2014)
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