Secrets of a Charmed Life
Description
In present-day Oxford, American scholar Kendra Van Zant seeks out elderly Isabel McFarland to uncover secrets the woman has guarded since World War II—secrets that will challenge everything Kendra believes about herself and her future. Woven through their conversations is the haunting story of Emmy Downtree, a fifteen-year-old girl evacuated from London during the Blitz, whose desperate ambition to pursue her dreams as a fashion designer sets her on a collision course with her younger sister Julia's need for protection and closeness. As the Luftwaffe's bombs fall and families are torn apart, Emmy's choices during wartime ripple across decades, ultimately connecting two women separated by generations but bound by the weight of untold truths. Meissner masterfully intertwines past and present to explore how the decisions we make in our darkest moments can define not only our own lives but the lives of those we love. This compelling dual-timeline novel examines sacrifice, ambition, sisterhood, and the transformative power of finally speaking the truth.
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paperback
NAL
Published Jan 1, 2015
417 pages
ISBN: 9780451419927
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First Published
2015
Language
eng
Content Warnings
Content and trigger warnings for Secrets of a Charmed Life by Susan Meissner.