{"product_id":"unlikely-prospect-a-world-war-ii-novel","title":"Unlikely Prospect: A World War II Novel","description":"\u003cb\u003eFor fans of Kate Quinn's \u003ci\u003eThe Rose Code\u003c\/i\u003e and Jacqueline Winspear's \u003ci\u003eThe Consequences of Fear\u003c\/i\u003e 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.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn 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 \u003ci\u003eProspect\u003c\/i\u003e newspaper, the revelry masks a darker truth. In the chaos of the VJ Day Peace Riot, eleven deaths and six rapes take place. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Based on little-known historical events, \u003ci\u003eAn Unlikely Prospect\u003c\/i\u003e 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.","brand":"Shelley Blanton-Stroud","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46719148228844,"sku":"9781647429461","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0684\/1791\/3068\/files\/9781647429461.jpg?v=1754545594","url":"https:\/\/intl.allstora.com\/products\/unlikely-prospect-a-world-war-ii-novel","provider":"Allstora","version":"1.0","type":"link"}