"In 1946, some women went halfway around the world to join the men they had married in wartime. Based on a true story, The Ship of Brides follows four women who join 650 other war brides on an extraordinary voyage from Sydney, Australia to England aboard the aircraft carrier HMS Victoria. But the ship is not only carrying arms and aircraft. There are a thousand naval officers, ratings and marines aboard too. Rules of honour, duty, and separation are strictly enforced, from the aircraft carrier's Captain down to the lowliest young stoker. But the men and the brides will find their lives intertwined in ways the Navy could never have imagined. And Frances Mackenzie - the enigmatic young bride whose past comes back to haunt her thousands of miles from home - discovers that sometimes the journey is more important than the destination."--Author's website.
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