The French War Bride
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The French War Bride
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Author : Robin Wells
language : en
Publisher: Penguin
Release Date : 2016-08-02
The French War Bride written by Robin Wells and has been published by Penguin this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-08-02 with Fiction categories.
*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
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Author : Hilary Kaiser
language : en
Publisher: Praeger
Release Date : 2008
French War Brides In America written by Hilary Kaiser and has been published by Praeger this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008 with History categories.
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
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Author : Hilary Kaiser
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2017-05-07
French War Brides written by Hilary Kaiser and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-05-07 with History categories.
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
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Author : Jeannine Ricou-Allunis
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2004-09-01
Memoir Of A French War Bride written by Jeannine Ricou-Allunis and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2004-09-01 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
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.
His French War Bride
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Author : Pamela Ferguson
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2019-01-05
His French War Bride written by Pamela Ferguson and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-01-05 with categories.
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
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Author : Julien Frey
language : en
Publisher: Ponent Mon
Release Date : 2020-07-02
Michigan written by Julien Frey and has been published by Ponent Mon this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-07-02 with Comics & Graphic Novels categories.
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.
War Brides
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Author : Marion Craig Wentworth
language : en
Publisher: DigiCat
Release Date : 2022-09-15
War Brides written by Marion Craig Wentworth and has been published by DigiCat this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022-09-15 with Drama categories.
'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.
The Wedding Tree
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Author : Robin Wells
language : en
Publisher: Berkley
Release Date : 2015
The Wedding Tree written by Robin Wells and has been published by Berkley this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015 with Fiction categories.
"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"--
Michigan On The Trail Of A War Bride
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Author : Frey Julien
language : en
Publisher: Europe Comics
Release Date : 2018-05-16T00:00:00+02:00
Michigan On The Trail Of A War Bride written by Frey Julien and has been published by Europe Comics this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-05-16T00:00:00+02:00 with Comics & Graphic Novels categories.
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.
War Brides
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Author : Helen Bryan
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2008
War Brides written by Helen Bryan and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008 with Great Britain categories.
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.