And find themselves irresistibly attracted to one another. Together they work to save the lives of hundreds of men from a ship that was bombed. Liane has not seen Nick, but finally, when Armand puts her and the girls on the last freighter bound for home, there’s Nick again, on the same boat. Nick’s wife and son return to the States, where she is involved with another man. Although he’s busy working long days and no longer shares anything about it with her, at least he comes home for a few hours at night. When Armand sees that the war is coming to France, he wants to send Liane and the girls back to the States, but Liane insists on staying and supporting him. Armand works long hours and shares less and less about it with Liane. For those in high society, dinners and dances and other social activities continue on as before. For the time being, at least in Paris, there is still peace. In 1939 people wonder whether the war might impact France. Armand has work to do even on the ship, and Nick’s unfaithful wife goes off partying with new friends. His son befriends her daughters, and Nick and Liane keep each other company. Liane meets Nick, owner of Burnham Steel, and his wife and son, while crossing the Atlantic on a luxury ship. They love each other deeply, and have two young daughters.Īrmand is transferred back to Paris, and the family accompanies him. Liane is married to Armand, an older French Ambassador whose first wife passed away. A snapshot of lives and changes with the onset of World War II, this story begins in 1939 in Washington DC.
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