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Set between World War II and the present day, the story follows Rose Kaufman, who struggled to move on after her fiancé Joe died in the war and left an unborn child. After sixty years, Rose and her former war‑buddy Charlie Shapiro, who survived the conflict and returned to Brooklyn, reunite in a marriage that began as convenience. Now aged and reflecting on a life shrouded in loss, they question whether their renewed connection can be true, and whether love can endure through the passage of time.
First publish date: 2007
Genre: Romance/Historical Romance
Authors: Linda Barrett
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