{"product_id":"an-unlikely-prospect-a-world-war-ii-novel-9781647429461","title":"An 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e She Writes Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/19\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781647429461\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 256\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eForeword\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/17\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/01\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePW Booklife Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/09\/2025\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Shelley Blanton-Stroud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51258279198901,"sku":"9781647429461","price":15.29,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_23b611da-4afe-463c-ba93-0a18ea691f7c.jpg?v=1750814684","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/an-unlikely-prospect-a-world-war-ii-novel-9781647429461","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}