{"product_id":"my-dearest-bea-love-letters-from-the-uss-midway-9781963595000","title":"My Dearest Bea: Love Letters from the USS Midway","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"Soon I'll be home again and once more, time and life will have a meaning.\" Bill Holston, USS \u003c\/em\u003eMidway\u003cem\u003e, 1951\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003eIn May 1951, a lovestruck sailor said a tearful goodbye to his sweetheart before boarding the USS \u003cem\u003eMidway\u003c\/em\u003e. Longing for home, he picked up a pencil and poured out his heart.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eMy Dearest Bea\u003c\/em\u003e is a rare collection of intimate love letters written by U.S. Navy Band trumpet player Bill Holston to his new bride in Norfolk, Virginia, during the long months of sea duty following their wedding day. When the letters are discovered generations later, a blossoming romance leaps off the page transporting readers into the heart of a timeless love story.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Anchor Line Press LLC\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/01\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781963595000\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 130\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.33lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.00w x 0.31d","brand":"Peyton H. Roberts","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44207317024949,"sku":"9781963595000","price":11.04,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_e774292e-2332-4ee2-beb4-a2d470deba8e.jpg?v=1716908932","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/my-dearest-bea-love-letters-from-the-uss-midway-9781963595000","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}