The Ship of Brides
Kisses only. Any sex is implied and fully off page.
Closed door. No anatomical or crude language.
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'I loved this book! It keeps you turning page after page, 'till it's over and you wish there were a thousand pages more.' Reader review,⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'This book is one of the most beautiful I have read in a long time. It shows compassion, friendship and adventure in an era when new life and possibilities were calling . . .' Reader review,⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'A heart warming story based on true facts. I thoroughly enjoyed it.' Reader review,⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ DISCOVER AN EARLY CLASSIC FROM #1 INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF WE ALL LIVE HERE, JOJO MOYES! Til death do us part . . . Australia, 1946. 650 brides are departing for England to meet the men they married in wartime. But instead of the luxury liner they were expecting, they find themselves aboard an aircraft carrier, alongside one thousand working men. On the sun-baked decks, old loves and past promises become distant memories, and tensions are stretched to the limit as temptation starts to take hold . . . And for one bride in particular it soon becomes clear that sometimes the journey is more important than the destination . . . Praise for Jojo Moyes 'Wise, funny and glorious. She never ever disappoints' Lisa Jewell 'Nobody writes women the way she does' Jodi Picoult 'Warm, witty and wonderful' Chris Whitaker
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