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War Brides: The Stories of the Women Who Left Everything Behind to Follow the Men They Loved |
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| Format | Softcover | |
| Catalogue No. | 978-1-55488-386-8 | |
| Pages | 288 | |
| Language | English only | |
| Price | $28.00 | |
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Written by Melynda Jarratt. Published by Dundurn Press, 2009. Description: |
| For thousands of young British women, the arrival of a
half-million Canadian soldiers in Britain during the Second World War meant
throngs of handsome young men. The results were more than 48,000 marriages to
Canadian soldiers alone and a mass immigration of British women to North
America and around the world in the 1940s. For many brides the decision to leave their families and home to move to a country thousands of miles away with men they hardly new brought forth ensuing happiness. For others the outcome was much different, and the darker side of the story reveals the infidelity, domestic violence, poverty, alcoholism, and divorce that many lived through. War Bridges draws on original archival documents, personal correspondence, and key first-hand accounts to tell the amazing story of the War Brides in their own words — and shows the love, passion, tragedy, and spirit of adventure of thousands of British women. Author Melynda Jarratt has been researching the history of Canadian War Brides since 1987 and has contributed her expertise to History Television, Pier 21, Veterans Affairs, Canada Post, and the Parliamentary Committee on Citizenship and Immigration. She runs the authoritative website www.CanadianWarBrides.com. Jarratt lives in Fredericton, New Brunswick. |
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