Multigenerational saga following Wisconsin women on the WWII home front as they navigate love, shattering losses, family secrets, and redemption across five decades.
Multigenerational saga following Wisconsin women on the WWII home front as they navigate love, shattering losses, family secrets, and redemption across five decades.
Ellen Baker is beloved for crafting intimate domestic stories that resonate deeply with readers. In I Gave My Heart to Know This, the award-winning author returns with a sweeping multigenerational saga of the searing power of war, memory, friendship, and family. In January 1944, Grace Anderson, Lena Maki, and Lena's mother, Violet, have joined the growing ranks of women working for the war effort. Though they find satisfaction in their jobs at a Wisconsin shipyard, it isn't enough to distract th...
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Central romantic relationships and love interests amid wartime separations