Name: When we had Wings
SKU: 55027210
Price: 574.00 TWD
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Author: Ariel Lawhon
ISBN: 9780785253044

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English

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Paperback

ISBN13

9780785253044

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."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 experiencesStand-alone novelIncludes discussion questions for book clubsAlso by authors: Code Name Hélène, The Ways We Hide, The Nature of Fragile Things

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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