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Stars Over Clear Lake
Stars Over Clear Lake: A Novel | Loretta Ellsworth
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For the first time in decades, Lorraine Kindred has returned to the ballroom where she was swept away by the big bands during the 1940sand by a star-crossed romance. As she takes in the magnificent energy and brassy sounds of her youth, the past comes to life, along with the fateful decision all those years ago that forced her to choose between personal conviction and social expectation, between the two men who had captured her heart. It had been a time of great music and love, but also of war and sacrifice, and now, trying to make peace with her memories, Lorraine must find the courage to face buried secrets. In the process, she will rediscover herself, her passion, and her capacity for resilience. Set during the 1940s and the present and inspired by a real-life ballroom, Stars Over Clear Lake is a moving story of forbidden love, lost love, everlasting loveand self love.
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Maggie_Reads
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I read this in two days. I really enjoyed it, and I cried a couple of times but it ended nicely. Another romance set in the WWII era that I would recommend.

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Maggie_Reads
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Happiness is the library having the books you've been wanting to read....😁

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lynneamch
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Jess7 💙💙 7y
SilversReviews Great collage. Karolina‘s Twins was so good but so heartbreaking. 7y
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Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks I love Lillian 💙💙 7y
lynneamch @SilversReviews @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks I got to hear Kathleen Rooney at the Southern Festival of Books, and loved her, too. She talked about how much she likes to walk the city, being a "flaneuse." Makes me want to be one. Here's a book about it. 7y
lynneamch @Hollie I meant to tag you, too, on the comment above. 7y
Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Stacked!!! 👍🏻 7y
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rachelm
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Lorraine is a teenage farm girl during WWII. With her brother freshly enlisted, her family struggles to do the daily tasks of the farm until offered workers from the neighboring POW camp. Enter Jens, a German conscript (NOT a Nazi), who changes Lorraine's life. Stuck between the mores of the day, her ambition for music, and her passion for two different men, Lorraine has some hard choices to make before the novel ends.
Thanks to NetGalley!