Transatlantic Triangle - Couverture souple

Spratley, Lois

 
9780595224531: Transatlantic Triangle

Synopsis

The year is 1948. Although World War II had ended three years earlier and a prosperous peace is now well under way, painful memories linger. The setting is the transatlantic French luxury liner PICARDI making its voyage from New York to Southampton, England. Interwoven in a suspenseful, romantic triangle is the ambiance of the late forties: shipboard life, music, films, books, travel, and politics. All these are background to the eternal theme of two women struggling to take charge of their lives and come to terms with their individuality, moral strength and independence.

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Présentation de l'éditeur

The year is 1948. Although World War II had ended three years earlier and a prosperous peace is now well under way, painful memories linger. The setting is the transatlantic French luxury liner PICARDI making its voyage from New York to Southampton, England. Interwoven in a suspenseful, romantic triangle is the ambiance of the late forties: shipboard life, music, films, books, travel, and politics. All these are background to the eternal theme of two women struggling to take charge of their lives and come to terms with their individuality, moral strength and independence.

Biographie de l'auteur

Lois Spratley has been writing travel articles, book reviews and op-ed pieces for over 20 years. Growing up during World War II, she became lifelong friends with young British war refugees while away at summer camp and boarding school. A graduate of Connecticut College, Mrs. Spratley lives with her husband, a World War II veteran, in Newport News, Virginia.

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