Secrets of a Charmed Life

by Susan Meissner

Book Overview

The author of A Bridge Across the Ocean and The Last Year of the War journeys from the present day to World War II England, as two sisters are separated by the chaos of wartime... Current day, Oxford, England. Young American scholar Kendra Van Zant, eager to pursue her vision of a perfect life, interviews Isabel McFarland just when the elderly woman is ready to give up secrets about the war that she has kept for decades...beginning with who she really...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0451419928
• ISBN13: 9780451419927
• Release Date: February 2015
• Publisher: Berkley Books
• Length: 416 Pages
• Weight: 0.71 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.1" x 8.1"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher

Customer Reviews

Understanding the Blitz and Lives of English Children

As a Susan Meissner fan, even I was surprised at how touching this book is. The core is a story of two sisters who are separated during the Blitz in London. Both are young, but the elder feels tremendous guilt and looks for the little one her whole life. The story of the Blitz, all the fear, destruction, small acts of charity are amazing, and really make you understand what a horror that must have been. This book made me hungry for other books about survival in Britain during the war and recovering slowly afterward.

WWII and the twenty-first century collide in this intriguing novel

A terrible twist of fate and a rash decision changes young Emmaline's life forever. Only now, decades later, does she share her story. The truth of what happened on that awful day during WWII