If My Heart Had Wings

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After the loss of her pilot husband in World War II, a woman struggles to find happiness despite an alcoholic, abusive second husband and the loss of both her career and identity. "Superb! A wonderful story of devotion and tough times..." - C. Paul Hilliard, Vice Chairman, Board of Trustees, National WWII Museum It's 1943 and World War II is raging when 22-year-old Nina learns that her Army pilot husband has been killed. To escape her grief, she quits her job, moves across country, and totally changes her life. At the end of the war, she marries a man she hardly knows and is suddenly plunged into a psychologically abusive and powerless marriage. Because her husband won't allow her to mention her first husband, her past stays buried for the next twenty years… until her teenage daughter finds an unfamiliar picture of her mother as a bride. In response to her daughter's intense curiosity, Nina finally reveals the story of her star-crossed marriage and heartbreaking loss.Told from the point of view of Nina's daughter, If My Heart Had Wings is an in-depth look at love and loss, the futility of running from grief, the terrible cost of a hasty re-marriage, the sweetness of a mother/daughter relationship, and the everlasting bonds of true love. It confirms that real love lasts forever and triumphs over death - if you wait long enough. "A deeply moving tribute, meticulously researched and engaging from start to finish." - Carol Starr Schneider, author A Comedy of Hairs