First published 2014
The war has ended, but for thousands of British women, the real journey begins now. They married American GIs during the conflict and must leave everything behind to start new lives across the Atlantic. These brides face an ocean crossing into uncertainty, carrying hopes of reunion with husbands they barely know and dreams of prosperity in America. Each woman brings her own story of wartime romance, family opposition, and the courage to abandon familiar shores. They discover that love forged in wartime must now survive peacetime reality. Some find the American dream they imagined, while others confront harsh truths about marriage, money, and belonging in a foreign land. Their experiences reveal the complex emotions of displacement, the challenge of building identity in unfamiliar territory, and the resilience required to create home in a new country.
Genres: romance, historical-fiction, 20th-century, adult-fiction
Vibes: emotional, intimate, thought-provoking
Tropes: fish-out-of-water, new-beginnings
Setting: America, Atlantic Ocean, Britain
Period: Post-World War II
592 pages · ebook · William Morrow Paperbacks