Secrets of a Charmed Life (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780451419927)

The author of A Bridge Across the Ocean and The Last Year of the War journeys from the present day to World War II England, as two sisters are separated by the chaos of wartime...

Current day, Oxford, England. Young American scholar Kendra Van Zant, eager to pursue her vision of a perfect life, interviews Isabel McFarland just when the elderly woman is ready to give up secrets about the war that she has kept for decades...beginning with who she really is. What Kendra receives from Isabel is both a gift and a burden--one that will test her convictions and her heart.

1940s, England. As Hitler wages an unprecedented war against London's civilian population, hundreds of thousands of children are evacuated to foster homes in the rural countryside. But even as fifteen-year-old Emmy Downtree and her much younger sister Julia find refuge in a charming Cotswold cottage, Emmy's burning ambition to return to the city and apprentice with a fashion designer pits her against Julia's profound need for her sister's presence. Acting at cross purposes just as the Luftwaffe rains down its terrible destruction, the sisters are cruelly separated, and their lives are transformed...

Author: Susan Meissner
ISBN-10: 0451419928
ISBN-13: 9780451419927
Publisher: Berkley Books
Language: English
Published: 02/03/2015
Pages: 416
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.65lbs
Size: 8.10h x 5.10w x 0.90d

Review Citation(s):
Booklist 01/01/2015 pg. 54
Romantic Times 02/01/2015 pg. 24 - Excellent