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The Stolen Marriage

by Diane Chamberlain
St. Martin's. Oct. 2017. 384p. ISBN 9781250087270. $26.99; ebk. ISBN 9781250087294. F
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It is 1944, and the war effort molds a sense of duty for the townspeople of Hickory, NC. The divide between races is strict, with tensions running high. After breaking off her engagement to the man of her heart, Tess DeMello has surprisingly found herself married to Henry Kraft, the son of Hickory's most powerful family and a man she does not love. Although her future seems hopeless, Tess learns just who she is and what she is made of as she struggles to stay true to her own moral code in the midst of a polio epidemic. The surprise is that Henry has his own compelling backstory. And Tess herself has complicated, by her own ethics, the happiness of those she truly loves.
VERDICT Secrets, intrigue, mystery, love, forgiveness, and drama—it's all here. And it is riveting. Chamberlain's (Pretending To Dance) latest novel demands the reader to race, yet savor, the journey to the finale. [See Prepub Alert, 4/10/17.]
Reviewed by Susan Carr, Edwardsville P.L., IL , Sep 08, 2017
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