02049cam a2200325 i 4500 623547230 TxAuBib 20141021120000.0 140531s2014||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 9780062344304 0062344307 (OCoLC)880830455 BDX eng rda BDX NYP OCLCO TxAuBib rda Barrett, Duncan, author. GI brides : the wartime girls who crossed the Atlantic for love / Duncan Barrett & Nuala Calvi. Large print edition. New York : HarperLuxe , an imprint of harperCollinsPublishers, [2014] 474 pages (large print) : illustrations ; 23 cm. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier "Worn down by years of war and hardship, girls like Sylvia, Margaret, and Gwendolyn were thrilled when American GI's arrived in Britain with their exotic accents, handsome uniforms and aura of Hollywood glamor. Others, like Rae, who distrusted the Yanks, were eventually won over by their easy charm. So when VE Day finally came, for the 70,000 women who'd become GI brides, it was tinged with sadness--it meant leaving their homeland behind to follow their husbands across the Atlantic. And the long voyage was just the beginning of an even bigger journey. Adapting to a new culture thousands of miles from home, often with a man they barely knew, was difficult-but these women survived the Blitz and could cope with anything. GI BRIDES shares the sweeping, compelling, and moving true stories of four women who gave up everything and crossed an ocean for love"-- Provided by publisher. 20141021. War brides Great Britain Biography. Women immigrants United States Biography. British Americans Biography. Large print books. lcgft Biographies. lcgft TXKPL