GI Brides：The wartime girls who crossed the Atlantic for love
图书信息
| 作者 | Duncan Barrett,Nuala Calvi |
| 出版社 | HarperCollins |
| ISBN | 9780007501458 |
| 出版时间 | 2013-08-29 |
| 字数 | 45.4万 |
| 分类 | HarperCollins,进口书,外文原版书,法律,政治,宗教 |
读书简介
The Sunday Times bestseller From the bestselling authors of The Sugar Girls, G.I. Brides weaves together the real-life stories of four women who crossed the ocean for love, providing a moving true tale of romance and resilience. The 'friendly invasion' of Britain by over a million American G.I.s caused a sensation amongst 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 soon had the local girls queuing up for a date, and the British boys off fighting abroad turning green with envy. But American soldiers offered something even more tantalising than a ready supply of chocolate, chewing gum and nylon stockings. Becoming a G.I. bride provided an escape route from Blitz-ravaged Britain, an opportunity for a whole new life in America - a country that was more affluent, more modern and less class-ridden than home. Some 70,000 G.I. brides crossed the Atlantic at the end of the war to join the men who had captured their hearts - but the long voyage was just the beginning of a much bigger journey. Once there, the women would have to adapt to a foreign culture and a new way of life thousands of miles away from family and friends, with a man they hardly knew out of uniform. Some struggled with the isolation of life in rural America, or found their heroic soldier was less appealing once he returned to Civvy Street. But most persevered, determined to turn their wartime romance into a lifelong love affair, and prove to those back home that it really was possible to have a Hollywood ending. www.gibrides.com
目录
Cover
Title Page
Dedication
Contents
Chapter 1: Sylvia
Chapter 2: Rae
Chapter 3: Margaret
Chapter 4: Gwendolyn
Chapter 5: Sylvia
Chapter 6: Rae
Chapter 7: Margaret
Chapter 8: Gwendolyn
Chapter 9: Sylvia
Chapter 10: Margaret
Chapter 11: Rae
Chapter 12: Sylvia
Chapter 13: Gwendolyn
Chapter 14: Margaret
Chapter 15: Sylvia
Chapter 16: Gwendolyn
Chapter 17: Rae
Chapter 18: Sylvia
Chapter 19: Margaret
Chapter 20: Gwendolyn
Chapter 21: Sylvia
Chapter 22: Rae
Chapter 23: Margaret
Chapter 24: Gwendolyn
Chapter 25: Sylvia
Chapter 26: Rae
Chapter 27: Margaret
Chapter 28: Gwendolyn
Chapter 29: Sylvia
Chapter 30: Rae
Chapter 31: Gwendolyn
Epilogue
Acknowledgements
June’s Story
The Sugar Girls
What next?
Copyright
About the Publisher
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