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 Stand-alone
novel Book length: approximately 128,000 words Includes discussion
questions for book clubs
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