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The postmistress

In London covering the Blitz with Edward R. Murrow, Frankie Bard meets a Cape Cod doctor in a shelter and promises that she'll deliver a letter for him when she finally returns to the United States. Filled with stunning parallels to today's world, "The Postmistress" is a sweeping...

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Main Author: Blake, Sarah, 1960-
Format: Books Print Book
Language: English
Published: New York : Amy Einhorn Books, c2010.
Subjects:
Postmasters > Fiction.
World War, 1939-1945 > Massachusetts > Fiction.
World War, 1939-1945 > Radio broadcasting and the war > Fiction.
London (England) > History > Bombardment, 1940-1941 > Fiction.
Historical fiction > England.
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Summary: In London covering the Blitz with Edward R. Murrow, Frankie Bard meets a Cape Cod doctor in a shelter and promises that she'll deliver a letter for him when she finally returns to the United States. Filled with stunning parallels to today's world, "The Postmistress" is a sweeping novel about the loss of innocence of two extraordinary women--and of two countries torn apart by war.
Physical Description: 326 p. ; 24 cm.
ISBN: 9780399156199 (alk. paper)
0399156194 (alk. paper)
Author Notes: Sarah Blake lives in Washington, D.C., with her husband, the poet Josh Weiner, and their two sons.

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