Despite Living in the shabby docklands of Southampton, in 1954 Gemma Barrett has much to be thankful for. She has a good job in a big department store, a best friend with whom she shares her hopes and dreams, and a blossoming romance with Nick Weston, a first officer with Cunard. Life would be great if it wasn’t for her mother, Eve, who likes more to drink than is good for her. And when Gemma’s dad walks out and Eve starts bringing strange men home, Gemma doesn’t know where to turn.
Desperate to escape, she seizes the opportunity to be a stewardess on the Queen Mary, voyaging to and from New York, and when she discovers that Nick is also on board, it seems an affirmation that she made the right decision. But a chance encounter with Vince Morelli, a gang boss in the New York docks, looks set to jeopardise her newfound happiness. Vince has friends in high places and is used to getting what he wants – and when he sets his sights on Gemma, the results could be devastating.
My Rating 5/5 Loved This Book (Fiction/Saga)
About The Author
June Tate was born in Southampton in the 1930s and spent the early years of her childhood in the Cotswolds before returning to Southampton after the start of the Second World War. After leaving school she became a hairdresser and spent several years working on the cruise ships, first on the Queen Mary and then on the Mauritania, meeting many Hollywood film stars and V.I.P.s on her travels. After her marriage to an airline pilot, she lived in Sussex and Hampshire before moving to Estoril in Portugal.
June Tate, who has two adult daughters, now lives in Sussex.
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