The Stone Must Break

Jean Lee Porter

oct. 2007 · iUniverse

À propos de cet e-book

Pearl Harbor and the tentacles of Word War II turn San Francisco into a raucous, electrifying city. Twenty-year-old Carmel St. John moves into this maelstrom with dreams of winning the heart of Dr. Phillip Barron and becoming a big band singer.

There, Carmel meets Caesar Almalto, a black-market kingpin, and Jerry Cassidy, a musician who helps her and hopes to win her love. Nightclub life, lust, and murder swirl around her, as does her tenuous relationship with Phillip, who leaves as a commissioned officer aboard the first hospital ship in the Pacific theater. A family crisis threatens to destroy Carmel's dreams when she is called home to San Jose to manage the family's 1,100-acre ranch during the war.

The Stone Must Break tells the saga of two families, the St. Johns and the Barrons, as they grapple with tragedy, love, and responsibility in a world at war.

À propos de l'auteur

Jean Lee Porter was born and raised in Springfield, Missouri. She attended San Jose State University majoring in English and Drama. Sang with big bands in San Francisco during WWII. She also acted in television, film, and the theater in Hollywood. Porter raised three sons. Lives in Palm Desert, California.