The Ship of Brides: A Novel

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From the New York Times bestselling author of The Giver of Stars and Someone Else’s Shoes, a post-WWII story of the war brides who crossed the seas by the thousands to face their unknown futures.

1946. World War II has ended and all over the world, young women are beginning to fulfill the promises made to the men they wed in wartime.

In Sydney, Australia, four women join 650 other war brides on an extraordinary voyage to England—aboard HMS Victoria, which still carries not just arms and aircraft but a thousand naval officers. Rules are strictly enforced, from the aircraft carrier’s captain down to the lowliest young deckhand. But the men and the brides will find their lives intertwined despite the Navy’s ironclad sanctions. And for Frances Mackenzie, the complicated young woman whose past comes back to haunt her far from home, the journey will change her life in ways she never could have predicted—forever.

From the Publisher

Publisher ‏ : ‎ Penguin Books
Publication date ‏ : ‎ October 28, 2014
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Print length ‏ : ‎ 432 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0143126474
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0143126478
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 12.8 ounces
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 1.1 x 5.4 x 8.4 inches
Best Sellers Rank: #26,944 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) #66 in 20th Century Historical Romance (Books) #171 in Military Romance (Books) #182 in Historical British & Irish Literature
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