The Ship of Brides
by Jojo Moyes
Taste attributes: dramahistoricalromancewarheavyrealisticlinearbig & variedemotive & stirringhuman spirit/resilience/survivalunlikely connectionscoming of age
Boxlist takeMoving and realistic: an expansive novel, heavy rather than light. Best if you like real life over fantasy.
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Pace: balanced · Originality: balanced · Tone: balanced · Weight: heavy · Realism: true to life · Story: balanced · Structure: linear · Look: balanced · Scale: big and varied · Emotional punch: stirringHow we score
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3.0 / 5
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About This Book
"From the New York Times bestselling author of Me Before You and One Plus One, in an earlier work available in the U.S. for the first time, a post-WWII story of the war brides who crossed the seas by the thousands to face their unknown futures. 1946. World War II has ended and all over the world, young women are beginning to fulfill the promises made to the men they wed in wartime.
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- Author
- Jojo Moyes
- Published
- 2005
- Pages
- 496
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- Open Library
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