Tomorrow is Forever, Gwen Bristow
Tomorrow is Forever, Gwen Bristow
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Tomorrow is Forever

Author: Gwen Bristow

Narrator: Gabra Zackman

Unabridged: 8 hr 2 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 02/13/2018


Synopsis

For two decades, Elizabeth Herlong has been a devoted Hollywood wife, supporting her husband as he built an empire in the budding motion picture industry. But far from the bright glamour of her current life, World War II rages in Europe, forcing Elizabeth to remember her past, awakening feelings and longings she thought she would never experience again. Most of all, she fears for her eldest son, who turns eighteen in less than a year and will have to enlist in the army.

Then one night, Elizabeth's husband introduces her to a German screenwriter he's been working with. Erich Kessler is a disabled veteran of World War I attempting to make a new life for himself. Something in his face stirs Elizabeth's heart—setting her on a journey of discovery about the meaning of true love and the things that war cannot destroy.

Made into a film starring Claudette Colbert, Orson Welles, and Natalie Wood, this is a novel of a woman haunted by the shadows of war both past and present, from the New York Times bestselling author of Jubilee Trail, Deep Summer, and other acclaimed novels.

About Gwen Bristow

Gwen Bristow (1903-1980) wrote a number of bestselling historical novels, including This Side of Glory, Tomorrow Is Forever, Jubilee Trail, Deep Summer, Celia Garth, and Calico Palace.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Laura on June 21, 2016

This is very unlike other Bristow books. It was written in 1943 during the final years of World War II. The story focuses on a prestigious Hollywood family who was somewhat isolated from the war until it was time for their oldest child to enlist. Then they are faced with the prospect of their son dy......more

Goodreads review by Charles on May 15, 2022

I couldn’t find an option for started but could not finish. I read the first 30 percent of the book and enjoyed it very much: plot characters and themes of living with grief, war, propaganda, and generational perception all grabbed my interest. The introduction of a German refugee screenwriter and h......more

Goodreads review by Julie on May 04, 2024

Interesting book with a strange twist. Would like to see the movie......more

Goodreads review by A. R. on November 15, 2016

While I liked the premise, it fell a little short. This book ended up feeling like an treatise on war, marriage, and how people ruin their own lives without intending to because of the fear of moving on. I enjoyed the thoughts and theories. They certainly were thought provoking. I also love the time......more

Goodreads review by Jo on June 28, 2023

This book changed my confidence This book was written in 1943 during WWII. In 1962 I found it at the Decatur High school library. I read it and decided to make my oral book report on it. It was the first time I felt confident in front of my fellow classmates and my teacher. Recently I mentioned this......more