Nets The Trappings of War Author:Jacqueline Carroll In 1945, a young woman, tired, depressed and in great pain, spends much of her time sitting by the window where she often drifts into a semi-conscious state and relives her past. It’s 1936, and Natasha Johansson, a na¯ve graduate from the University of California, looks forward to a bright future. She goes to San Diego for a holiday and meets a ... more »naval officer with whom she has a passionate encounter. The only way she can deal with the guilt and embarrassment is to concentrate on her future. An opportunity becomes available in Washington, D.C., but a year later she is transferred to Paris. While journeying to London aboard the Queen Mary, she encounters a German officer. They exchange letters and their relationship blossoms, but Hitler and his henchmen threaten chaos throughout Europe and Natasha, like millions of Europeans, finds herself snared by the horrors of war.« less