Name: When we had Wings
Price: 489.00 ZAR
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Author: Ariel Lawhon
ISBN: 9780785253341

Type

Physical Book

Author

Publisher

Language

English

Pages

432

Format

Hardcover

Dimensions

24.1 x 16.2 x 3.6 cm

Weight

0.59 kg.

ISBN13

9780785253341

Synopsis "When we had Wings "

From three bestselling authors comes an interwoven tale about a trio of World War II nurses stationed in the South Pacific who wage their own battle for freedom and survival.The Philippines, 1941. When U.S. Navy nurse Eleanor Lindstrom, U.S. Army nurse Penny Franklin, and Filipina nurse Lita Capel forge a friendship at the Army Navy Club in Manila, they believe they're living a paradise assignment. All three are seeking a way to escape their pasts, but soon the beauty and promise of their surroundings give way to the heavy mantle of war.Caught in the crosshairs of a fight between the U.S. military and the Imperial Japanese Army for control of the Philippine Islands, the nurses are forced to serve under combat conditions and, ultimately, endure captivity as the first female prisoners of the Second World War. As their resiliency is tested in the face of squalid living arrangements, food shortages, and the enemy's blatant disregard for the articles of the Geneva Convention, the women strive to keep their hope-- and their fellow inmates--alive, though not without great cost.In this sweeping story based on the true experiences of nurses dubbed "the Angels of Bataan," three women shift in and out of each other's lives through the darkest days of the war, buoyed by their unwavering friendship and distant dreams of liberation."A novel rich in historical detail that immerses readers in the dangers and deprivation WWII nurses suffered in the Pacific, wrapped up with a hopeful ending." -Booklist

Ariel Lawhon

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Ariel Lawhon is an American author known for her historical fiction novels. Among her most notable works are The Frozen River (2023), Code Name Hélène (2020), I Was Anastasia (2018), Flight of Dreams (2016), and The Wife, The Maid, and The Mistress (2014). Additionally, she co-wrote When We Had Wings (2022) with Kristina McMorris and Susan Meissner. Her books have been selected by organizations such as LibraryReads, Indie Next, and Book of the Month Club. Lawhon lives in the hills outside Nashville, Tennessee, with her husband and four children.

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