A War in Black and White
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Last published Thu, Mar 20, 2014
The World is at War.
While rifle fire and the screams of terror are emerging in the Pacific and Europe, the home-front stands in peace. It as if everybody at home is holding there breath, awaiting any news that they can grasp onto for some shred of hope that the War will come to an end.
A small town in Northern Iowa is home to one of the biggest War Bond selling cooperation's in America. As hope is dying for the soldiers overseas, the business is faulting and all resources are being executed in order to provide for them.
It seems that illustrated posters are no longer helping. That's when a girl named Mary comes into the picture. She is a photographer, born and raised. Orphaned at 12 Mary thrives on photography as it is connection to her late parents.
She is now under the care of Helen, a major player in the War Bond business. Helen only has one wish, for Mary to find a suitor to polish her own image. When Mary finds a boy, with a special trait, who is all wrong for her, will she risk losing everything for him or stay true to her first love?
Join Mary in her struggles on the Home-Front of WW2.
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