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An Instant New York Times Bestseller This "powerful, uplifting, and
deeply personal novel" (Kristin Hannah, #1 NYT bestselling author
of The Four Winds), at once "a heart-wrenching wartime drama"
(Christina Baker Kline, #1 NYT bestselling author of Orphan Train)
and "a moving and graceful tribute to heroic women" (Publishers
Weekly, starred review), asks the question: What if a friendship
forged on the front lines of war defines a life forever? "Urrea's
touch is sure, his exuberance carries you through . . . He is a
generous writer, not just in his approach to his craft but in the
broader sense of what he feels necessary to capture about life
itself." -Financial Times In 1943, Irene Woodward abandons an
abusive fiancé in New York to enlist with the Red Cross and head
to Europe. She makes fast friends in training with Dorothy Dunford,
a towering Midwesterner with a ferocious wit. Together they are
part of an elite group of women, nicknamed Donut Dollies, who
command military vehicles called Clubmobiles at the front line,
providing camaraderie and a taste of home that may be the only
solace before troops head into battle. After D-Day, these two
intrepid friends join the Allied soldiers streaming into France.
Their time in Europe will see them embroiled in danger, from the
Battle of the Bulge to the liberation of Buchenwald. Through her
friendship with Dorothy, and a love affair with a courageous
American fighter pilot named Hans, Irene learns to trust again. Her
most fervent hope, which becomes more precarious by the day, is for
all three of them to survive the war intact. Taking as inspiration
his mother's own Red Cross service, Luis Alberto Urrea has
delivered an overlooked story of women's heroism in World War II.
With its affecting and uplifting portrait of friendship and valour
in harrowing circumstances, Good Night, Irene powerfully
demonstrates yet again that Urrea's "gifts as a storyteller are
prodigious" (NPR).
General
Imprint: |
Little, Brown
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Country of origin: |
United States |
Release date: |
June 2023 |
Authors: |
Luis Alberto Urrea
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Dimensions: |
236 x 162 x 38mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Hardcover - Sewn / Cloth over boards
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Pages: |
416 |
ISBN-13: |
978-0-316-26585-0 |
Categories: |
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LSN: |
0-316-26585-3 |
Barcode: |
9780316265850 |
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