The Ship of Brides: A NovelFrom the New York Times bestselling author of The Giver of Stars and Someone Else's Shoes, a post WWII story of the war brides who crossed the seas by the thousands to face their unknown futures. 1946. World War II has ended and all over the world, young women are beginning to fulfill the promises made to the men they wed in wartime. In Sydney, Australia, four women join 650 other war brides on an extraordinary voyage to Englandaboard HMS Victoria,