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This was a very moving book full of true stories making the experiences of the women heartfelt. They had to ensure a lot of change to overcome the challenges that they had to endure. It was certainly worth the time to read about this period in history and how others were affected by the war. I would recommend this book wholeheartedly.
For readers enchanted by the bestsellers The Astronaut Wives Club, The Girls of Atomic City, and Summer at Tiffany’s, an absorbing tale of romance and resilience—the true story of four British women who crossed the Atlantic for love, coming to America at the end of World War II to make a new life with the American servicemen they married.
The “friendly invasion” of Britain by over a million American G.I.s bewitched 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 easily conquered their hearts, leaving British boys fighting abroad green with envy. But for girls like Sylvia, Margaret, Gwendolyn, and even the skeptical Rae, American soldiers offered something even more tantalizing than chocolate, chewing gum, and nylon stockings: an escape route from Blitz-ravaged Britain, an opportunity for a new life in affluent, modern America.
Through the stories of these four women, G.I. Brides illuminates the experiences of war brides who found themselves in a foreign culture thousands of miles away from family and friends, with men they hardly knew. Some struggled with the isolation of life in rural America, or found their soldier less than heroic in civilian life. But most persevered, determined to turn their wartime romance into a lifelong love affair, and prove to those back home that a Hollywood ending of their own was possible.
Details For GI Brides: The Wartime Girls Who Crossed the Atlantic for Love
- File Size: 3397 KB ( Download PDF :
) - Publication Date: September 2, 2014
- Author : Duncan Barrett, Nuala Calvi
- Language: English
- Print Length: 592 pages
- Publisher: William Morrow Paperbacks (September 2, 2014)
- ASIN: B00H7LZVUO
About the Author
Duncan Barrett and Nuala Calvi are the bestselling authors of The Sugar Girls, which chronicled the stories of young women working in Tate and Lyle’s factory in the East End of London. Duncan studied English at Cambridge and is a writer and editor, specializing in biography and memoir. As a journalist, Nuala has written for the London Times, Guardian, Independent, Express, BBC, CNN, and numerous Time Out guides.
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