{"product_id":"a-bridge-across-the-ocean-paperback","title":"A Bridge Across the Ocean - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eSusan Meissner\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWartime intrigue spans the lives of three women--past and present--in this emotional novel from the acclaimed author of \u003ci\u003eThe Last Year of the War\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eFebruary, 1946.\u003c\/i\u003e World War Two is over, but the recovery from the most intimate of its horrors has only just begun for Annaliese Lange, a German ballerina desperate to escape her past, and Simone Deveraux, the wronged daughter of a French R sistance spy. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Now the two women are joining hundreds of other European war brides aboard the renowned RMS\u003ci\u003e Queen Mary\u003c\/i\u003e to cross the Atlantic and be reunited with their American husbands. Their new lives in the United States brightly beckon until their tightly-held secrets are laid bare in their shared stateroom. When the voyage ends at New York Harbor, only one of them will disembark... \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ci\u003ePresent day. \u003c\/i\u003eFacing a crossroads in her own life, Brette Caslake visits the famously haunted \u003ci\u003eQueen Mary\u003c\/i\u003e at the request of an old friend. What she finds will set her on a course to solve a seventy-year-old tragedy that will draw her into the heartaches and triumphs of the courageous war brides--and will ultimately lead her to reconsider what she has to sacrifice to achieve her own deepest longings. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003eCONVERSATION GUIDE INCLUDED\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSusan Meissner\u003c\/b\u003e is a former managing editor of a weekly newspaper and an award-winning columnist. She is the award-winning author of \u003ci\u003eThe Last Year of the War\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eA Bridge Across the Ocean\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSecrets of a Charmed Life\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eA Fall of Marigolds\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eStars Over Sunset Boulevard\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eAs Bright as Heaven\u003c\/i\u003e, among other novels.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 384\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.2 x 8.2 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 14, 2017\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51755981504800,"sku":"9780451476005","price":16.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/fbc6634fd8b36767e473603f4a58827e.webp?v=1780072055","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/a-bridge-across-the-ocean-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}