A war bride's story: risking it all for love after World War II (Amazing stories)
Canadian fiction, Biography, Women biography, Canadian non-fiction, Canadian authors (Non-fiction)
Human-narrated audio
Summary
Gwendolyn Cramer was one of 48,000 war brides transported to Canada between 1942 and 1947. Many of them were escorted across the ocean and handed over to their husbands with nothing more than a handshake and a cookbook. Following her… heart to rural Saskatchewan, Gwen felt like a fish out of water, unable to milk a cow or cook on a wood stove, and then she had her in-laws to contend with. Some descriptions of violence. 2004.