She left everything behind to follow her heart ...
The enthralling true story of a British war bride after World War II.
June Baker saw the American soldier walking toward her. In the gray of wartime England, he looked out of place-as if a blond movie star had just dropped out of the sky. They had a whirlwind courtship, and June fell in love with and married Borgy, the handsome GI from St. Charles, Missouri. She eagerly anticipated her new life in America. But when the war ended, June was horrified to learn they'd be moving to Germany-land of the enemy-instead. And just like that, June's unexpected journey began ...
June's story is a bonus installment of the international bestseller GI Brides.
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Duncan Barrett & Nuala Calvi are the bestselling authors of GI Brides and The Sugar Girls. Duncan studied English at Cambridge and now works as a writer and editor, specializing in biography and memoir. Nuala is a writer and journalist. She trained at London College of Printing and has written for The Times, The Independent, the BBC, CNN, and numerous Time Out books. They both live in London.
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She left everything behind to follow her heart ...
The enthralling true story of a British war bride after World War II.
June Baker saw the American soldier walking toward her. In the gray of wartime England, he looked out of place?as if a blond movie star had just dropped out of the sky. They had a whirlwind courtship, and June fell in love with and married Borgy, the handsome GI from St. Charles, Missouri. She eagerly anticipated her new life in America. But when the war ended, June was horrified to learn they'd be moving to Germany?land of the enemy?instead. And just like that, June's unexpected journey began ...
June's story is a bonus installment of the international bestseller GI Brides.