GI Brides: The Wartime Girls who Crossed the Atlantic for Love by Duncan Barrett & Nuala Calvi: A Book Review
GI Brides: The Wartime Girls who Crossed the Atlantic for Love Authors: Duncan Barrett & Nuala Calvi Genre: Nonfiction, Biography, History Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers Release Date: 2013 Pages: 368 Source: This book was given to me by the author in exchange for an honest review Synopsis: A jeeped screeched to a halt beside her. The driver called out “Hey sugar!”and Gwendolyn, turning to give a smart reply was caught speechless. There, with one foot on the dashboard, was a GI with sparkling brown eyes and exotic good looks. Within moments she had agreed to join him for dinner that night. Worn down by years of war and hardship, girls like Sylvia, Margaret, and Gwendolyn were thrilled to find they had more dates than they could wish for when the American GIs arrived in Britain. 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 girls who’d become ...