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The French war bride

Wells, Robin (Robin Rouse), author

Overview

\"World War II Paris serves as the backdrop of a story of compassion, betrayal, and forgiveness from the national bestselling author of The Wedding Tree. \"I never knew what he saw in you.\" At her assisted living center in Wedding Tree, Louisiana, ninety-three-year-old Amelie O'Connor is in the habit of leaving her door open for friends. One day she receives an unexpected visitor--Kat Thompson, the ex-fiancee 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. Finding out how Amelie stole Jack's heart will--she thinks--finally bring her peace. As Amelie recalls the dark days of the Nazi occupation of Paris, The French War Bride reveals how history shapes the courses of our lives.for better or for worse. READERS GUIDE INSIDE\"-- Provided by publisher.

• Publisher: Berkley
• Subject: War brides Fiction. / World War, 1939-1945 Fiction. / World War, 1939-1945 Underground movements France Fiction. / FICTION / Contemporary Women. / FICTION / Historical. / France History German occupation, 1940-1945 Fiction.
• ISBN: 9780425282441

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Call Number	Copies	Material	Location
PS3623.E4768 F74 2016	1	BOOK	GENERAL