A World War II nurse finds herself in a hospital bed with no memory of
how she got there in this dramatic historical novel by the author of
The Train.
- Ella Elkington wakes up in hospital with minor physical injuries
but no memory. She cannot even remember her own name.
The doctor treating her tells her that she had a car accident and has
been identified by a letter found in a handbag. Asking to see the
letter, hoping to find out about herself, she learns the letter is now
missing.
When the hospital tracks down her brother, he visits her, and Ella has
glimmers of childhood memories.
After she is released from hospital, with the help of diaries and
letters, and her long-time friend Sheila, Ella begins to piece together
her past. She learns she was a nurse during the war, who was sent to
work in a mobile hospital in France after the D-Day landings. But,
haunted by nightmares, Ella struggles to understand how she ended up in
the accident--as well as what happened to that letter and the man in her
dreams.
In order to understand who she is, Ella must face a terrible truth in
order to make peace with the past and find a way to live again . . .
Ella's War is a captivating historical drama that will appeal to
fans of authors like Lucinda Riley and Victoria Hislop.
