The stolen marriage

"In 1944, twenty-three-year-old Tess DeMello abruptly ends her engagement to the love of her life when she marries a mysterious stranger and moves to Hickory, North Carolina, a small town struggling with racial tension and the hardships imposed by World War II. Tess's new husband, Henry Kraft, is a...

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Main Author: Chamberlain, Diane, 1950- (Author)
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Published: New York : St. Martin's Press, 2017.
Edition:First edition.
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