A War Bride's Story: Risking It All for Love After World War II

by Cynthia Faryon

Overview

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...

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781552778067
Publisher:	James Lorimer & Company Ltd., Publishers
Publication date:	12/14/2011
Series:	Amazing Stories
Sold by:	De Marque
Format:	eBook
Pages:	120
File size:	283 KB

About the Author

CYNTHIA J. FARYON is an internationally published author and freelance writer residing in Victoria, BC. Canadian born, she focuses her writing on Canadian content, covering topics such as travel, family issues, biography and history.

Table of Contents

Contents

Prologue

Chapter 1: War

Chapter 2: Larry Goes Home

Chapter 3: Oh Canada!

Chapter 4: Life on the Farm

Chapter 5: Gwen, This is Arborfield

Chapter 6: Town Life

Chapter 7: Trapping

Chapter 8: Back to the Farm

Chapter 9: "Bear! Bear!"

Epilogue