GI Brides

GI Brides
AuthorDuncan Barrett and Nuala Calvi
Original titleGI Brides: The Wartime Girls Who Crossed the Atlantic for Love
LanguageEnglish
SubjectSecond World War, war brides
PublisherHarperCollins
Publication date
29 August 2013
Publication placeUnited Kingdom
Pages368 (paperback)
ISBN978-0007501441
Preceded byThe Sugar Girls 

GI Brides: The Wartime Girls Who Crossed the Atlantic for Love is a bestselling book by Duncan Barrett and Nuala Calvi, authors of The Sugar Girls.[1] It was published by HarperCollins on 29 August 2013.[2]

The book tells the true stories of four British GI Brides, women who married American servicemen stationed in their country during the 'friendly invasion' of the Second World War.[3] It is based on interviews with them, but written in a narrative style.[4]

  1. ^ York, Melissa (4 September 2013). "GI Bride pair aim to fire our passions". Newham Recorder. Retrieved 6 September 2013.
  2. ^ "GI Brides". HarperCollins. 2013. Archived from the original on September 6, 2013. Retrieved 2013-09-06.
  3. ^ Myall, Steve (8 September 2013). "What happened to the GI brides? A new book reveals their stories and how they fared in America". Sunday Mirror. Retrieved 8 September 2013.
  4. ^ Duncan Barrett and Nuala Calvi. GI Brides. Harper. p. 359. ISBN 978-0007501441.