London, 1944. Two young nurses meet at a train station with a common purpose: to join the war effort. Scarlet longs for the chance to find her missing fiancé, Thomas, and to prove to her family—and to herself—that she’s stronger than everybody thinks. Nursing is in Ellie’s blood, but her humble background is vastly different from Scarlet’s privileged upbringing. Though Ellie puts on a brave face, she’s just as nervous as Scarlet about what awaits them in France.
In Normandy, the two friends soon encounter the seemingly unflappable Lucy. Scarlet and Ellie are in awe of her courage and competence, but the experienced nurse is well aware of the dangers of the job they’ve chosen—and even she is terrified they won’t make it home alive.
Pushed to their limits by the brutality of a world at war, Scarlet, Ellie and Lucy will need to rely on each other—and the power of their friendship—to survive.
WW11 I was a 10 yr. Old end of WW11 living in a small Cajun village in South Louisiana. My Father and two uncle’s served in the Navy. I wrote to them every week. My Mother and I rolled bandages for the Red Cross every Wednesday. I’m 82 now and love reading books about how other people lived through the war. I had hoped there would never be another war, but unfortunately it seems our politicians will never learn PEACE is better than WAR.. This was a wonderful well written book and I so enjoyed…
The Real Heroes An insight that is overshadowed by the history of the invasion of France in 1944. Too often the number of losses is overlooked, and the role of the Nurse Corps forgotten. The prose is not the best, but the theme is well developed. A quick, but emotional read.
Anyone Up for a Cliche? This book was offered under the Historical Fiction category for the Kindle First reads for June. Based on my experiences with the KF offering, they can be quite the mixed literary bag. And I don’t even get the coveted AVP flag on my review. Oh, well…