When We Had Wings
(Paperback, ITPE Edition)
Publishing Details
When We Had Wings
By (Author) Ariel Lawhon
By (author) Kristina McMorris
By (author) Susan Meissner
HarperCollins Focus
Harper Muse
4th May 2023
10th November 2022
ITPE Edition
United States
Classifications
General
Fiction
813.6
Physical Properties
Paperback
432
Width 156mm, Height 234mm, Spine 30mm
471g
Description
International Trade Paper Edition
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 theyre 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 enemys blatant disregard for the articles of the Geneva Convention, the women strive to keep their hope and their fellow inmatesalive, 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 others 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
Author Bio
This novel is based on the true life love story of Kristinas grandparents after two initial meetings the couple forged a relationship almost entirely through an exchange of letters.
