{"product_id":"the-first-christmas-after-the-alan-simon-9780985754792","title":"The First Christmas After the War","description":"The sequel to \u003cb\u003eTHE FIRST CHRISTMAS OF THE WAR\u003c\/b\u003e and \u003cb\u003eTHANKSGIVING, 1942\u003c\/b\u003e is here.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChristmas season, 1945.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe terrible years of war are finally over and millions of American solders, sailors, and airmen will be reunited with their families just in time for this glorious holiday season. Among them are the grown children of Gerald and Irene Coleman.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMajor Jonathan Coleman is on his way home after surviving many hazardous bombing missions over Europe and later in the Pacific. Anxiously awaiting Jonathan are not only his parents but also his fianc  Francine Donner, with Jonathan's and Francine's wedding planned for only days after Christmas.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCaptain Joseph Coleman wasn't as fortunate as his brother, having been shot down in late 1943 and then spending the rest of the war in German prisoner-of-war camps. But with the war now over, Joseph is also on his way home...accompanied by constant nightmares.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePrivate Thomas Coleman enlisted in the Marine Corps following his high school graduation in the spring of 1945, but the war ended before he could be sent to the Pacific. Home for Christmas furlough, Thomas wonders what next awaits him.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCharlene Coleman - better known to movie-goers as Carla Colburn, one of Hollywood's newest wartime starlets - is also on her way home, preparing for yet another round of verbal sparring with her mother over Charlene's burgeoning movie career. But Charlene has her own concerns about her movie prospects now that the war is over.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJoin the Coleman family as the years of non-stop worrying and being apart from one another finally come to an end, and each one prepares for what lies ahead following: \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe First Christmas After the War\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Alan Simon\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0985754796\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780985754792\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Alan Simon\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/11\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 330\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.92lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.74d","brand":"Alan Simon","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43947579015423,"sku":"9780985754792","price":16.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_4183dcdf-36b1-497b-bacf-b0c838f75b1e.jpg?v=1681519545","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-first-christmas-after-the-alan-simon-9780985754792","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}