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.
"A novel rich in historical detail that immerses readers in the dangers
and deprivation WWII nurses suffered in the Pacific, wrapped up with a
hopeful ending." -Booklist
