"One extraordinary woman will come of age-and come into her own- in this haunting, elegiac portrait of an ever-changing America during the tumult and uncertainty of World War II.
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Marie currently resides in Portland, where she enjoys writing, spending time with family, gardening, collecting fabric, and stitching quilts.
These experiences have given Marie a unique perspective that enables her to write about people from all walks of life and corners of the country with insight and authenticity.
In the three decades since her marriage, Marie and her family have moved frequently, living in eight different states at eighteen different addresses.
Bragg." About the Author: Marie Bostwick was born and raised in the northwest.
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Marie now lives with her husband and three handsome sons in Connecticut where she writes, reads, quilts, and is privileged to serve the women of her local church. states and two Mexican cities, and collecting a vast and cherished array of friends and experiences.
Marie and her family have moved a score of times, living in eight U.
S.
Since marrying the love of her life twenty-four years ago, she has never known a moment\'s boredom.
Praise for Fields of Gold: "Captivating and hauntingly beautiful, this debut is a true gem."- Romantic Times Book Club (4 1/2 stars) "A lyrical, lush, and lovely novel from a clever and talented new writer." -Jane Green "A gripping, heartwarming story...complete with fascinating characters and a page-turning plot." -Dorothy Garlock Marie Bostwick was born and raised in the Northwest.
As she struggles to find her place in a harrowing new world, she must also learn to acknowlEdge her love for her father, the man who traded his happiness for her own...
But underneath the polished fa ade, she remains torn between her love for her adoptive home and the heartbreak caused by her homeland.
Now, with the war over, Elise has grown into the beautiful and brave young woman her father always hoped she would be.
It\'s a choice that may cost him his family-and his life.
He also knows that Germany is becoming a treacherous country in the hands of a tyrant, one he must defy at any price-even the price of sending his daughter away to a strange new land.
Devastated by his wife\'s death, Herman Braun knows that he\'s incapable of caring for the daughter he loves so deeply.
An accomplished pianist, music has become her only solace from the loneliness and loss that makes it so difficult for her to love or trust anyone...
But Elise can only feel a sense of abandonment and resentment toward the one man who is supposed to protect her.
Her father only wants to save his daughter from the impending war in her native Germany-and the horrors of the new Nazi regime.
After the death of her mother, Elise Braun is sent to live with a new family in the United States and to start a new life. "One extraordinary woman will come of age-and come into her own- in this haunting, elegiac portrait of an ever-changing America during the tumult and uncertainty of World War II
