02380cam a2200397 i 4500 419455504 TxAuBib 20200122120000.0 190713s2019||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 2019945578 9781643583648 $36.95 1643583646 $36.95 (OCoLC)1108146720 TxAuBib rda Healey, Jane. The Beantown girls / Jane Healey. Center Point Large Print edition. Thorndike, Maine : Center Point Large Print, 2019. ℗2019. 511 pages (large print) ; 23 cm. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier Center Point large print edition First Published by Lake Union Publishing, 2019. 1944: Fiona Denning has her entire future planned out. She'll work in city hall, marry her fianc©♭ when he returns from the war, and settle down in the Boston suburbs. But when her fianc©♭ is reported missing after being shot down in Germany, Fiona's long-held plans are shattered. Determined to learn her fianc©♭'s fate, Fiona leaves Boston to volunteer overseas as a Red Cross Clubmobile girl, recruiting her two best friends to come along. There's the outspoken Viviana, who is more than happy to quit her secretarial job for a taste of adventure. Then there's Dottie, a shy music teacher whose melodious talents are sure to bring heart and hope to the boys on the front lines. Chosen for their inner strength and outer charm, the trio isn't prepared for the daunting challenges of war. But through it all come new friendships and romances, unforeseen dangers, and unexpected dreams. As the three friends begin to understand the real reasons they all came to the front, their courage and camaraderie will see them through some of the best and worst times of their lives. 20200304. World War, 1939-1945 War work Red Cross Fiction. World War, 1939-1945 Fiction. Female friendship Fiction. Man-woman relationships Fiction. Large type books. Historical fiction. Center Point large print edition. TXTLL