The Ship of Brides: 'Brimming over with friendship, sadness, humour and romance, as well as several unexpected plot twists' - Daily Mail

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Jennifer and Ram are bickering throughout the trip while the grandmother is thoughtlessly swept along as if by the ocean without a care. 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.

The Ship of Brides - Historical Novel Society

While the series may have started off as a romance, Jojo Moyes has turned Louisa Clark’s story into one about learning to be, and to love, yourself. With characters so real they feel like dear friends and a compelling storyline, this is a beautiful, special novel.From the New York Times bestselling author of The Giver of Stars, in an earlier work available in the U. She won a bursary financed by The Independent newspaper to study journalism at City University and subsequently worked for The Independent for 10 years. Hoover is one of the freshest voices in new-adult fiction, and her latest resonates with true emotion, unforgettable characters and just the right amount of sexual tension.

The Ship of Brides: A Novel: Moyes, Jojo: 9780143126478

Schade ist auch, dass mir teilweise das Schicksal des Hundes näherging als das von Frances zum Schluss. Ich fand es ziemlich schwierig reinzukommen, die Geschichte ist schleppend angelaufen und war fast schon langweilig. Not really, there a are things in the brides lives that happen on board that can be a bit sad, they all start off stepping aboard exited to be reunited with their husbands in the end.Some of her books are based on historical events, again something that I find is a great asset to her writing. An intriguing look at an aircraft carrier transporting brides from Australia to England after World War II. The prologue was especially drawn out, it really didn't need to be as long as it was to convey what the author was going for (and wrapping up that same story at the end). With the end of World War II, Australian war brides prepare to embark on their voyage across the seas on the Victoria, a British aircraft carrier, arriving in Britain and into the awaiting arms of their soldier husbands. For many woman it was a time of huge uncertainty, leaving their families and everything they’d ever known behind and preying they didn’t receive the dreaded “Not wanted, don’t come telegram” once aboard.