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When We Had Wings (Paperback)
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When We Had Wings (Paperback)
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Loot Price R259
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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 Hélène, The Ways We Hide, The Nature of Fragile Things
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