Hopes and Dreams [Paperback]

Dee Williams (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: June 2, 2003

It's 1942 and Dorothy Taylor, now eighteen, dreams of distant lands far from the grey backstreets of Rotherhithe where she has spent all her life. As the war rages on, excitement comes in the form of the Americans posted in London. Although Dolly is engaged to Tony, a boy from her street who has been called up, she can't help but fall in love with Joe, a dashing American GI who eventually asks her to marry him. But America is not all she imagined it would be, and she's shocked by the cool welcome Joe's mother gives her. As she struggles to make friends and understand the man she's married, Dorothy begins to realise that she made a terrible mistake when she walked away from Tony, and wonders if he even remembers the innocent young girl who broke his heart. Only when she returns to Rotherhithe can she find out if there is still a chance of happiness for the two of them.

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About the Author

Dee Williams was born and brought up in Rotherhithe in East London where her father worked as a stevedore in Surrey Docks. Dee now lives near Portsmouth.

Product Details

• Paperback: 384 pages
• Publisher: Headline Paperbacks (June 2, 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0755300971
• ISBN-13: 978-0755300976
• Product Dimensions: 4.4 x 0.9 x 6.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 7 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,664,369 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Sorry that it sat on my bookshelf for so long, August 6, 2004

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M. E. Newell (Georgia, United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Hopes and Dreams (Audio Cassette)

I finished reading the book version of "Hopes and Dreams" by Dee Williams and I am sorry that it sat on my bookshelf for so long. Dolly Taylor is a young Rotherhithe resident durning in World War 2, who meet and quickly falls in love with a Amercian soldier after a quick marriage, its two years later that meet again in America, but time and war has changed them.

As with other book by Ms. Williams, the author devieries great characters and story. This book should not be missed.