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Biography & Autobiography Women

A War Bride's Story

Risking It All for Love After World War II

by (author) Cynthia Faryon

Publisher
James Lorimer & Company Ltd., Publishers
Initial publish date
Dec 2011
Category
Women, Post-Confederation (1867-)
Recommended Reading age
11 to 18
  • eBook

    ISBN
    9781552778067
    Publish Date
    Dec 2011
    List Price
    $12.99
  • Paperback / softback

    ISBN
    9781551539591
    Publish Date
    Jan 2004
    List Price
    $9.95

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Gwendoline Cramer was one of the 48,000 war brides transported to Canada by the Canadian government between 1942 and 1947. Many of them were escorted across the water and handed over to their husbands with nothing more than a handsake and a cookbook. Following her heart to rural Saskatchewan, Gwen felt like a fish out of water. She couldn't milk a cow or cook with a wood stove. And then she had the in-laws to contend with...

About the author

CYNTHIA J. FARYON is an internationally published author and freelance writer. She focuses her writing on Canadian content, covering topics such as travel, biography, and history. She is the author of several Amazing Stories series including books on the Royal Canadian Air Force and Navy. She lives in Nova Scotia.

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