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Large Print Version She had big dreams. But will war, tragedy, and naïveté ruin her aspirations? America, the 1940s. Margaret Rose longs to escape her family's poverty. So against her domineering father's wishes, the determined young woman elopes with an older man. But shortly after the US enters WWII, her grand ambitions sink when her husband's ship is torpedoed. Training to become a nurse to give herself a future, Margaret's grief deepens when she discovers she's pregnant and must quit to have the baby. And now without income to support a child, the desperate widow marries a man who takes her far from home... and into disaster. Will Margaret rise above catastrophic misfortune and create the life she deserves? The Scent of Gardenias is a beautifully crafted women's fiction novel. If you like raw emotional battles, family drama, and gut-wrenching dilemmas, then you'll love Lorraine Haas's tale of courage and tenacity.

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  • Sprog:
  • Engelsk
  • ISBN:
  • 9781950452583
  • Indbinding:
  • Paperback
  • Sideantal:
  • 690
  • Udgivet:
  • 18. maj 2022
  • Størrelse:
  • 152x37x229 mm.
  • Vægt:
  • 982 g.
  • 2-3 uger.
  • 2. december 2024
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Large Print Version

She had big dreams. But will war, tragedy, and naïveté ruin her aspirations?

America, the 1940s. Margaret Rose longs to escape her family's poverty. So against her domineering father's wishes, the determined young woman elopes with an older man. But shortly after the US enters WWII, her grand ambitions sink when her husband's ship is torpedoed.

Training to become a nurse to give herself a future, Margaret's grief deepens when she discovers she's pregnant and must quit to have the baby. And now without income to support a child, the desperate widow marries a man who takes her far from home... and into disaster.

Will Margaret rise above catastrophic misfortune and create the life she deserves?
The Scent of Gardenias is a beautifully crafted women's fiction novel. If you like raw emotional battles, family drama, and gut-wrenching dilemmas, then you'll love Lorraine Haas's tale of courage and tenacity.

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