"Filled with vivid details, shocking truths, and two sly, strong women
who bring panache and humor to every scene. I'm simply in awe of the
masterful, magical way Lauren Willig makes history come alive." -- Fiona
Davis, New York Times bestselling author of The Magnolia Place
"A winning epic of war and friendship. Readers will devour this
riveting tale."--Publishers Weekly (starred review)
From New York Times bestselling author Lauren Willig: a dramatic
coming-of-age story with a dual timeline and a single heroine--a bold
and adventuring young woman who finds herself caught up in two very
different wars on both sides of the Atlantic.
September 1896: An aspiring archaeologist, Smith College graduate Betsy
Hayes travels to Athens, desperate to break into the male-dominated
field of excavation. In the midst of the heat and dust of Greece she
finds an unlikely ally in Charles, Baron de Robecourt, one of the few
men who takes her academic passion seriously. But when a simmering
conflict between Greece and Turkey erupts into open warfare, Betsy
throws herself into the conflict as a nurse, not knowing that the
decision will change her life forever--and cause a deep and painful rift
with her oldest friend, Ava.
June 1898: Betsy has sworn off war nursing--but when she gets the word
that her estranged friend Ava is headed to Cuba with Clara Barton and
the Red Cross to patch up the wounded in the Spanish-American War, Betsy
determines to stop her the only way she knows how: by joining in her
place. Battling heat, disease, and her own demons, Betsy follows Teddy
Roosevelt's Rough Riders straight to the heart of the fighting, where
she is forced to confront her greatest fears to save both old friends
and new....
Set during an electrifying era of nation-building, idealism, and
upheaval, Two Wars and a Wedding is the tale of two remarkable women
striving to make their place in a man's world--an unforgettable saga of
friendship, love, and fighting for what is right.
