A Star for Mrs. Blake by April Smith
An emotionally charged historical novel based on the Gold Star Mothers.Cora Blake never dreamed she'd go to Paris. She's hardly ever left the small fishing village where she grew up. Yet in the summer of 1931, she is invited to travel to France with hundreds of other Gold Star Mothers, courtesy of the U.S. government, to say goodbye to their fallen sons, American casualties of World War I who were buried overseas.
Chaperoned by a dashing West Point officer, Cora's group includes the wife of an immigrant chicken farmer; a housemaid; a socialite; a former tennis star in precarious mental health; and dozens of other women from all over the country. Along the way, the women will forge lifelong friendships as they face a death, a scandal, and a secret revealed.
North of Montana, Be the One, and Good Morning, Killer are among April Smith's works. She's also a screenwriter and producer for television. Her husband and children live in Santa Monica with her.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780307948809 |
| ISBN 10 | 0307948803 |
| Title | A Star for Mrs. Blake |
| Author | April Smith |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Alfred A. Knopf |
| Year published | 2014-09-23 |
| Number of pages | 352 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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