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When We Had Wings

When We Had Wings

A Novel

by Ariel LawhonKristina McMorris and Susan Meissner
Paperback
Publication Date: 04/07/2023

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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.

"Three of the biggest powerhouses in historical fiction come together to pen this breathtaking story of three nurses serving in the Philippines during the Second World War." -PAM JENOFF, New York Times bestselling author of The Woman with the Blue Star



World War II historical fiction inspired by real-life experiences
Stand-alone novel
Includes discussion questions for book clubs
Also by authors: Code Name Helene, The Ways We Hide, The Nature of Fragile Things
ISBN:
9780785253044
9780785253044
Category:
Second World War fiction
Format:
Paperback
Publication Date:
04-07-2023
Publisher:
HarperCollins Focus
Country of origin:
United States
Pages:
432
Dimensions (mm):
211x137x31mm
Weight:
0.33kg
Ariel Lawhon

Ariel Lawhon is the author of the New York Times bestselling I Was Anastasia, Flight of Dreams, The Wife, The Main and the Mistress. Her books have been Library Reads, Indie Next, and Book of the Month Club selections. Ariel is the co-founder of SheReads.org. She lives with her family near Nashville.

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