The One True Love of Alice-Ann by Eva Marie Everson

Rich with prayer and Christian faith, Alice-Ann’s characters are portrayed with soul-satisfying emotional vulnerability as they hit all the high notes of the aching of youth, the shock of loss, and the gentle surprise of falling in love again.

She brilliantly captures life in small-town America and the men who went to war, those who came back, and the women they left behind. 'synopsis' may belong to another edition of this title.Įverson ( Five Brides, 2015) tells a classic 1940s coming-of-age war love story complete with soda shops, five-and-dimes, rationing, and German POWs. Or will a sudden call from overseas change everything? As time passes and their friendship develops into something more, Alice-Ann wonders if she’ll ever be prepared to say good-bye to her one true love and embrace the future God has in store with a newfound love. But then Mack’s letters cease altogether, leaving Alice-Ann to fear history repeating itself.ĭreading the war will leave her with a beautiful dress and no happily ever after, Alice-Ann fills her days with work and caring for her best friend’s war-torn brother, Carlton. As their correspondence continues over the next three years, Mack and Alice-Ann are drawn closer together. But Alice-Ann is determined to wear the wedding dress her maiden aunt never had a chance to wear―having lost her fiancé in the Great War. Though promising to write, Mack leaves without confirmation that her love is returned. But when they receive news of the attack on Pearl Harbor and Mack decides to enlist, Alice-Ann realizes she must declare her love before he leaves. Living in rural Georgia in 1941, sixteen-year-old Alice-Ann has her heart set on her brother’s friend Mack despite their five-year age gap, Alice-Ann knows she can make Mack see her for the woman she’ll become. One of Booklist’s Top 10 Inspirational Fiction for 2017 Illumination Book Awards 2018 Gold Medal winner!

The One True Love of Alice-Ann by Eva Marie Everson