An Unlikely Prospect
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An Unlikely Prospect

A World War II Novel

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eBook - ePub

An Unlikely Prospect

A World War II Novel

About this book

For fans of Kate Quinn’s The Rose Code and Jacqueline Winspear’s The Consequences of Fear comes a gripping novel, set in post–WWII San Francisco, about a young female newspaper publisher and a story that could change the course of her city’s future.

In the jubilant aftermath of Japan’s surrender in World War II, San Francisco erupts in celebration. But for Sandy Zimmer, the thirty-two-year-old widow publisher of the Prospect newspaper, the revelry masks a darker truth. In the chaos of the VJ Day Peace Riot, eleven deaths and six rapes take place.

Driven by journalistic integrity and battling her own instincts to maintain peace, Sandy directs her paper to investigate the riot. Her quest for truth pits her against formidable adversaries: her controlling civic-leader father-in-law, the newspaper’s resistant board, and authorities desperate to bury the scandal as they vie to attract the United Nations Headquarters to San Francisco.

Based on little-known historical events, An Unlikely Prospect follows Sandy’s fight to find her voice in the male-dominated world of 1945 journalism. As she navigates power dynamics, gender roles, and the steep price of printing the truth, Sandy must confront her own transformation from a people-pleasing widow into a determined publisher willing to challenge the status quo.

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Information

Publisher
She Writes Press
Year
2025
eBook ISBN
9781647429478
Edition
0
Topic
Literature
Subtopic
Crime & Mystery Literature
Index
Literature

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title Page
  3. Copyright
  4. Dedication
  5. Chapter One: Renee Taylor From “Remarks on the Fiftieth Anniversary of V-J Day”
  6. Chapter Two: Itty-Bitty Sandy
  7. Chapter Three: The Bullpen
  8. Chapter Four: Back-Seat View
  9. Chapter Five: Sophisticated Lady
  10. Chapter Six: Bubbly
  11. Chapter Seven: Job Makes the Man
  12. Chapter Eight: Tipping Point
  13. Chapter Nine: Renee Taylor Transcript from Reporter D. Lambert’s Notebook
  14. Chapter Ten: Random Accident
  15. Chapter Eleven: Renee Taylor Transcript from Reporter D. Lambert’s Notebook
  16. Chapter Twelve: Soldier Down
  17. Chapter Thirteen: Renee Taylor Transcript from Reporter D. Lambert’s Notebook
  18. Chapter Fourteen: Breaking Glass
  19. Chapter Fifteen: Renee Taylor Transcript from Reporter D. Lambert’s Notebook
  20. Chapter Sixteen: Helpers
  21. Chapter Seventeen: Eye of the Storm
  22. Chapter Eighteen: Long Row to Hoe
  23. Chapter Nineteen: Do No Harm
  24. Chapter Twenty: A Fragile Trust
  25. Chapter Twenty-One: She’s Awake
  26. Chapter Twenty-Two: Good Luck
  27. Chapter Twenty-Three: Swift Justice
  28. Chapter Twenty-Four: Power Play
  29. Chapter Twenty-Five: Doing Their Job
  30. Chapter Twenty-Six: Smoke-Filled Room
  31. Chapter Twenty-Seven: In the Dark
  32. Chapter Twenty-Eight: Doing the Math
  33. Chapter Twenty-Nine: A Place for Gentlemen
  34. Chapter Thirty: Closed Doors
  35. Chapter Thirty-One: Railcar Revelations
  36. Chapter Thirty-Two: Shadows in the Park
  37. Chapter Thirty-Three: A Grand Jury
  38. Chapter Thirty-Four: The Ledger of Loss
  39. Chapter Thirty-Five: Courage
  40. Chapter Thirty-Six: Unexpected Allies
  41. Chapter Thirty-Seven: Olive’s Organizing
  42. Chapter Thirty-Eight: The Meeting
  43. Chapter Thirty-Nine: Legacy’s Shadow
  44. Chapter Forty: The Mechanics of It
  45. Chapter Forty-One: A Publisher’s Gambit
  46. Chapter Forty-Two: The Dirt
  47. Chapter Forty-Three: Guarantee
  48. Chapter Forty-Four: Mending Fences
  49. Chapter Forty-Five: Prospects
  50. Discussion Questions
  51. Author’s Note
  52. About the Author
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