A distant melody: a novel
Will a chance meeting in a time of war change her life forever? Never pretty enough to please her gorgeous mother, Allie will do anything to gain her approval -- even marry a man she doesn't love. While Allie has nearly resigned herself to that fate, Lt. Walter Novak -- fearless in the cockpit but hopeless with women -- takes his last furlough at home in California before being shipped overseas. Walt and Allie meet and begin a correspondence that will change their lives. As letters fly between …
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- Full title :A distant melody : a novel / Sarah Sundin.
Summary
Will a chance meeting in a time of war change her life forever? Never pretty enough to please her gorgeous mother, Allie will do anything to gain her approval -- even marry a man she doesn't love. While Allie has nearly resigned herself to that fate, Lt. Walter Novak -- fearless in the cockpit but hopeless with women -- takes his last furlough at home in California before being shipped overseas. Walt and Allie meet and begin a correspondence that will change their lives. As letters fly between Walt's muddy bomber base in England and Allie's mansion in an orange grove, their friendship binds them together. But can they untangle the secrets, commitments, and expectations that keep them apart? Book 1 in the Wings of Glory series, A Distant Melody is an exciting and tender story of love, courage, and sacrifice during World War II. - Back cover.
Never pretty enough to please her mother, Allie will do anything to gain her approval -- even marry a man she doesn't love. Will a chance meeting in a time of war change her life forever? An exciting and tender story of love, courage, and sacrifice during World War II.
Before being shipped to England during World War II, Lt. Walter Novak and Allie are drawn together by their love of music, prompting a correspondence that untangles secrets, commitments, and expectations between them both.
Edition Statements
- Publication Date:2010.
Publication Statements
- Publisher(s):Revell
- Place of Publication:Grand Rapids, Mich
- Language:eng
- Publication Date:2010.
The Physical Object
- Description:422 pages ; : 22 cm
Edition Identifiers
- ISBN:9780800734213, 0800734211, 9781616647223, 1616647221
- oclc:ocn424557692
- LC Classification:PS3619.U5626
- Dewey Decimal:813/.6
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Never pretty enough to please her mother, Allie will do anything to gain her approval -- even marry a man she doesn't love. Will a chance meeting in a time of war change her life forever? An exciting and tender story of love, courage, and sacrifice during World War II.
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