A BRIDGE ACROSS THE OCEAN

A new novel from the critically acclaimed author of SECRETS OF A CHARMED LIFE and A FALL OF MARIGOLDS, set on the illustrious Queen Mary and in World War II era France, Belgium, and Germany.

In 1946, the luxury liner the Queen Mary was repurposed, making dozens of voyages between England and America to unite thousands of European women with their American husbands.

War brides Katrine Sawyer, Phoebe Rogers, and Simone Robinson share a stateroom for five days as they made their way across the Atlantic to be reunited with their husbands. As the women share their stories, and as the ship nears America, one of the women's true character is revealed. A false name, stolen identity, a murdered Nazi, and the French Resistance figure prominently in the lives of these brave and grieving women. When the Queen Mary docks in New York harbor, only two of the women will disembark; the third will forever be memorialized on a plaque on the deck of the ship marking where she met her end.

Susan Meissner is the acclaimed, award-winning author of Stars Over Sunset Boulevard, Secrets of a Charmed Life, and A Fall of Marigolds.