{"product_id":"9781434863683","title":"Waitin' For The Train To Come In: A Novel Of World War II","description":"World War II, perhaps the defining event of the 20th century, didn't happen only on the battlefield.\u003cp\u003eWAITIN' FOR THE TRAIN TO COME IN is an historical novel about a New England family on the home front during the tumultuous years that changed the world--and the lives of all Americans.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe novel follows the Stewarts of Springfield, Massachusetts as they cope with the sacrifices, adventures, and drama of \"the war to end all wars.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLive the years 1943-1946 through the eyes of Laura and Alan Stewart, their son Billy, and his Aunt Belle as each experiences life in an urban neighborhood and, for one, on a Navy ship in the Pacific. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThrough the eyes of Laura, Billy, Belle, Alan and many other characters, WAITIN' FOR THE TRAIN TO COME IN also explores larger outcomes of the war: the changing role of women; adjustments of returning veterans; life in wartime factories; and the struggles of being a child and adolescent during these turbulent years.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRe-live air raid drills; rationing; holiday and end-of-war celebrations. Experience life in the Navy, from basic training to kamikaze attacks, typhoons, and the pleasures of wartime Honolulu.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDavid Garnes' extensive research also adds to the vivid re-creation of popular culture of the Forties: on the radio, in the movies, and in newspapers and popular books and magazines.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWAITIN' FOR THE TRAIN TO COME IN will appeal to readers who lived through this period, as well as those who did not experience the war but enjoy a well-plotted novel set against the backdrop of a crucial and exciting time in our history.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"CreateSpace Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47027235324144,"sku":"9781434863683","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781434863683_p0.jpg?v=1763752968","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781434863683","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}