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Issue Details: First known date: 2005... 2005 The Ship of Brides
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Loosely-based on the experiences of Moyes's grandmother, Betty McKee. McKee married her British-serviceman husband during World War II after a brief courtship in Australia. She was re-united with him at Plymouth in 1946.

Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

    • London,
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      England,
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      United Kingdom (UK),
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      Western Europe, Europe,      :       Hodder and Stoughton ,       2005 .
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      Extent: 484p.
      ISBN: 0340830107
    • London,
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      England,
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      United Kingdom (UK),
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      Western Europe, Europe,      :       Hodder and Stoughton ,       2008 .
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      Extent: 482p.
      Note/s:
      • Published 10 January 2008
      ISBN: 9780340960387
    • New York (City), New York (State),
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      United States of America (USA),
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      Americas,      :       Penguin ,       2014 .
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      Extent: 464p.
      Note/s:
      • Published 28 October 2014
      ISBN: 9780143126478
Alternative title: Brudeskibet
Language: Danish
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      Denmark,
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      Scandinavia, Western Europe, Europe,      :       Cicero ,       2006 .
      Extent: 380p.
      ISBN: 8777147626
    • c
      Denmark,
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      Scandinavia, Western Europe, Europe,      :       Cicero ,       2007 .
      Extent: 356p.
      ISBN: 9788777148316
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Works about this Work

The Love Boat Jane Cornwell , 2005 single work criticism
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 23-24 July 2005; (p. 8-9)
The Love Boat Jane Cornwell , 2005 single work criticism
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 23-24 July 2005; (p. 8-9)
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Subjects:
  • 1946
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    Australia,
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    United Kingdom (UK),
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    Western Europe, Europe,
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