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ISBN:	1250001099 (ISBN13: 9781250001092)
Edition Language:	English URL http://us.macmillan.com/themelodyofsecrets/JeffreyStepakoff
Characters:	James Cooper

The Melody of Secrets Hardcover | Pages: 272 pages

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Title	:	The Melody of Secrets
Author	:	Jeffrey Stepakoff
Book Format	:	Hardcover
Book Edition	:	Special Edition
Pages	:	Pages: 272 pages
Published	:	October 29th 2013 by Thomas Dunne Books
Categories	:	Historical. Historical Fiction. Fiction. Romance. War. World War II

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Jeffrey Stepakoff's The Melody of Secrets is an epic love story set against the 1960s U.S. space program, when deeply-buried secrets could threaten not just a marriage, but a country.

Maria was barely eighteen as WWII was coming to its explosive end. A brilliant violinist, she tried to comfort herself with the Sibelius Concerto as American bombs rained down. James Cooper wasn't much older. A roguish fighter pilot stationed in London, he was shot down during a daring night raid and sought shelter in Maria’s cottage.

Fifteen years later, in Huntsville, Alabama, Maria is married to a German rocket scientist who works for the burgeoning U.S. space program. Her life in the South is at peace, purposefully distanced from her past. Everything is as it should be-until James Cooper walks back into it. Pulled from the desert airfield where he was testing planes no sane Air Force pilot would touch, and drinking a bit too much, Cooper is offered the chance to work for the government, and move himself to the front of the line for the astronaut program. He soon realizes that his job is to report not only on the rocket engines but also on the scientists developing them. Then Cooper learns secrets that could shatter Maria’s world...

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First of all, let me say that the blurb on this book is misleading. For staters it takes place in the late 50s, not the 60s, when America was first starting to seriously go after Russia in the space program and get the ball rolling on the Cold War.But more than that, this is billed as a love story. It is, but it is so much more than that. it also tackles racism, segregation, other assorted prejudices. It covers the purposes (if any) of war, and what responsibility individuals have in their

Another great story by an author I love!

I love this wonderful book about Huntsville, Alabama's rich history in the post-WW2 era. A must-read for Huntsvillians and all lovers of good fiction.

If you live in Huntsville, Alabama, like I do, this is a must read. I'm not sure how he does it, but Stepakoff once again has written a book which makes you wonder how much of this story is true.

Find this and other reviews at: http://flashlightcommentary.blogspot....Pop quiz! When was the last time I picked up anything set in the 1960s? Anyone? Anyone at all? Don't worry. I can't remember either and I'm not above admitting if it not for the WWII story line I would have steered clear of Jeffrey Strapakoff's The Melody of Secrets. I've nothing against the author, this is the first of his books I've ever read, I'm just not all that interested in the era. Needless to say I felt like I was

The Melody of Secrets by Jeffrey Stepakoff was very devastating in my opinion. The book involved with science, love, romance, pilots, music, race, diversity and other things. At the beginning, it went kind of slow for me but the after the first 50 pages it became a lot better. I really enjoyed how the author went back and forth with the events. I would have liked a better ending for this story because the ending was so heartbreaking. Overall, I gave this book 3.75/5.

Maria is a brilliant violinist and was barely 18 when World War II was coming to its explosive end. James Cooper is an american fighter pilot and his plane crashed and he is on the run and sought shelter in Maria's cottage. This meeting between these two people changed their lives forever and they kept a secret. Maria marries a German rocket scientist and is brought to the U.S. along with other Germans and they are now working for the U.S in the budding space program. Maria is part of a symphony