{"product_id":"delivering-apple-pie-paperback","title":"Delivering Apple Pie - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eBill Reichert\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"A kaleidoscopic tale set around World War II with an international cast of characters. Intrigue and color abound... this is well-researched fiction and the scenes feel authentic. A finely detailed war novel with an outsize cast.\" \u003c\/b\u003e- Kirkus Reviews\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eDelivering Apple Pie\u003c\/i\u003e interweaves the lives of several fictional characters between 1940 and 1963, from the war in the Pacific into postwar suburbia and the baby boom.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eClaire forges a strong personal identity during WW2 in the Army Nurse Corps. Her sister Amy pursues elusive dreams in Hollywood. Emma is a Czech concentration camp survivor. Ginny is a spoiled American debutante. Larry and Frank are working class laborers struggling with postwar ambitions. Sakura is a nursing student in doomed Nagasaki.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThese characters and many others converge in Levittown-America's first major suburban housing development-where they experience abrupt societal shifts into conformity. Women in particular are pulled from responsible wartime careers and shoehorned into more limited housebound roles. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWas a woman's life to be lived in selfless service to others, or was it something she could shape into her own pursuit of happiness? For many, the all-American suburb wasn't exactly a perfect fit.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 470\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.95 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 02, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53523081134387,"sku":"9798301403194","price":29.91,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/HVdYdaTa9f9798301403194.webp?v=1781986158","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/products\/delivering-apple-pie-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}