Cover of Blackouts to Bright Lights: Canadian War Bride Stories

Blackouts to Bright Lights: Canadian War Bride Stories

In this best-seller, thirty-six Canadian war brides recount their early lives, their involvement in wartime duties, the magical/funny moments when they met their Canadian husbands-to-be and their journeys from Britain to Canada. The stories convey courage and humour: qualities that carried the war brides through the difficult war years and that contribute to lively reading today.

Audience
adult
Length
medium · 299 pages

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