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An American Wife

When Frank Flynn returns to rural Pennsylvania after his service in World War II, he does not get the welcome he or his Polish war bride, Stella, had been expecting. Jobs in the coal mine are scarce, and the small-minded Irish Catholic community does not know what to make of the couple. Stella’s painful past binds her new family together in a heartfelt story of perseverance in the face of bitter tragedy. 

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