{"product_id":"9781647429461","title":"An Unlikely Prospect","description":"Author: Shelley Blanton-Stroud\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9781647429461\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: She Writes Press\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 14 Oct 2025\u003cbr\u003ePages: 256 \u003cbr\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\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\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\n In 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.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\n 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.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\n 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.","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47922833784990,"sku":"ING-9781647429461","price":25.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9781647429461.jpg?v=1782892035","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9781647429461","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}