Secrets of a charmed life.
Secrets of a charmed life.
By
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Meissner, Susan, 1961-
Publication Date
:
2015
Subject Term
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World War, 1939-1945 -- Fiction.
Sisters -- Fiction.
Geographic Term
:
London (England) -- Fiction.
Genre
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Historical fiction.
Summary
:
She stood at a crossroads, half-aware that her choice would send her down a path from which there could be no turning back. But instead of two choices, she saw only one-because it was all she really wanted to see... Current day, Oxford, England. Young American scholar Kendra Van Zant, eager to pursue her vision of a perfect life, interviews Isabel McFarland just when the elderly woman is ready to give up secrets about the war that she has kept for decades...beginning with who she really is. What Kendrareceives from Isabel is both a gift and a burden--one that will test her convictions and her heart. 1940s, England. As Hitler wages an unprecedented war against London's civilian population, one million children are evacuated to foster homes in the rural countryside. But even as fifteen-year-old Emmy Downtree and her much younger sister Julia find refuge in a charming Cotswold cottage, Emmy's burning ambition to return to the city and apprentice with a fashion designer pits her against Julia's profound need for her sister's presence. Acting at cross purposes just as the Luftwaffe rains down its terrible destruction, the sisters are cruelly separated, and their lives are transformed...
Language
:
English
ISBN
:
9780451419927
Library | Collection | Collection | Call Number |
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Clarenville | Adult Fic Softcover | Adult Fiction Softcover | FIC MEI |
Corner Brook | Adult Fic Softcover | Adult Fiction Softcover | FIC MEI |
Gander | Adult Fic Softcover | Adult Fiction Softcover | FIC MEI |
Glovertown | Adult Fic Softcover | Adult Fiction Softcover | FIC MEI |
Grand Falls-Windsor - Harmsworth | Adult Fic Softcover | Adult Fiction Softcover | FIC MEI |
Mount Pearl - Ross King Memorial Public Library | Adult Fic Softcover | Adult Fiction Softcover | FIC MEI |