When We Were Enemies: A Novel

Two women, generations apart, in the spotlight. A powerful novel about family secrets, devastating choices, and hope for the future by the bestselling author of When Im Gone. Camera-shy Elise Branson is different from the other women in her maternal line. Her mother is an award-winning actress. Her late grandmother, Vivian Snow, is a beloved Hollywood icon. But when Elises upcoming wedding coincides with a documentary being made about Vivian, Elise cant escape the cameras gaze. And neither can her grandmother, even in death. Its 1943 when Vivian, a small-town Indiana girl, lends her home front support to the war effort. As a translator in the nearby Italian POW camp, shes invaluable. As a celebrated singer for the USO, she lifts mens spirits and falls in love with a soldier. But behind this all-American love story is a shocking secretone that is vital to keep buried if Vivian is to achieve the fame and fortune she covets. For Elise and Vivian, whats hiddenand whats exposedthreatens to unravel their lives. The heart-wrenching choices they must make will change them both forever.