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The Ship of Brides
On sale
20th January 2022
Price: £8.99
Romantic Novel of the Year, 2005
From the Sunday Times bestselling author of Me Before You and the new 2023 novel Someone Else’s Shoes.
Australia, 1946. 650 brides are departing for England to meet the men they married in wartime. But instead of the luxury liner they were expecting, they find themselves aboard an aircraft carrier, alongside a thousand men.
On the sun-baked decks, old loves and past promises become distant memories, and tensions are stretched to the limit as brides and husbands change their minds. And for Frances Mackenzie, one bride in particular, it soon becomes clear that sometimes the journey is more important than the destination.
Australia, 1946. 650 brides are departing for England to meet the men they married in wartime. But instead of the luxury liner they were expecting, they find themselves aboard an aircraft carrier, alongside a thousand men.
On the sun-baked decks, old loves and past promises become distant memories, and tensions are stretched to the limit as brides and husbands change their minds. And for Frances Mackenzie, one bride in particular, it soon becomes clear that sometimes the journey is more important than the destination.
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Reviews
Fascinating read . . . not only is THE SHIP OF BRIDES utterly compelling, it's educational. In a good way.
Wonderfully romantic and moving.
THE SHIP OF BRIDES is a wonderful read: a tale of fate and destiny that remains utterly unsentimental.
A scintillating novel of friendship, family and love.
Gloriously entertaining.
Another tour de force . . . [stays] in the mind long after you turn the final page
Brimming over with friendship, sadness, humour and romance, as well as several unexpected plot twists, it's a tremendously satisfying read and (for my money) even better than ... Me Before You