Long Way Home By Lynn Austin

A young woman searches for the truth her childhood friend won't discuss after returning from WW2, revealing a gripping story of courage, friendship and faith.

Peggy Serrano couldn't wait for her bestfriend to come home from the war. But the Jimmy Barnet who returns is changed so drastically by his experience as a medic in Europe that he can hardly function.When he attempts the unthinkable, his parents check him into the VA hospital. Peggy determines to help the Barnetts unravel what might have happened to send their son over the edge. She starts by contacting Jimmy's war buddies, trying to identify the mysterious woman in the photo they find in Jimmy's belongings.

seven years earlier, Gisela Wolff and her family flee Germany aboard the passenger ship St Louis, bound for Havanna, Cuba. Gisela meets Sam Shapiro on board and the two quickly fall in love. But the ship is denied safe harbour and sent back to Europe. thus begins gisela's perilous journey of exile and survival, made possible only by the kindness and courage of a series of strangers she meets along the way, including one man who will change the course of her life.

Hardback 15x22x3.5cm