A War Bride's Story

A War Bride's Story
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Publisher : James Lorimer & Company
Total Pages : 86
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ISBN-10 : 9781552778067
ISBN-13 : 1552778061
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Book Synopsis A War Bride's Story by : Cynthia Faryon

Download or read book A War Bride's Story written by Cynthia Faryon and published by James Lorimer & Company. This book was released on 2011-12-14 with total page 86 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Gwendoline Cramer was one of the 48,000 war brides transported to Canada by the Canadian government between 1942 and 1947. Many of them were escorted across the water and handed over to their husbands with nothing more than a handsake and a cookbook. Following her heart to rural Saskatchewan, Gwen felt like a fish out of water. She couldn't milk a cow or cook with a wood stove. And then she had the in-laws to contend with...


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