Loved the
book. Couldn’t put it down. The nurses
stationed on Pearl Harbor were loving the island of Hawaii until war broke out
and they were in the middle of taking care of soldiers. I had never read much about the war of Pearl
Harbor and found this so interesting.
The girls got moved to an area where all of the action was taking place
once war actually broke out…the US were totally involved in the war. They were in an area of Africa that was
actually Mediterranean Arab country and then for a short time they went to the
front lines. The book was so well
written the characters so interesting, the history so well researched as well
as the surgery’s and the medical end of the war for the nurses that also was
very extensively described. I read the
book in a day, I’m just slow about getting reviews up on some days.
I don’t
know where this book came from, I believe it came from a contest I
entered. Either way, the review and the
thoughts on the book are all my own and absolutely willingly given. This book is absolutely a 5 star book!
Description
from Good Reads:
From the
bestselling author of Wives of War comes a harrowing tale of
four brave young nurses whose lives change forever in the wake of the 1941
attack on Pearl Harbor.
When Grace, April, and Poppy join the US Army Nurse Corps, they see it as little more than an adventure, one made all the better by their first station: Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. Joined at the hip, idealistic Grace, exuberant Poppy, and brave but haunted April frolic in the sun, attending parties, flirting with the handsome soldiers, and becoming fast friends with seasoned nurse Eva. Like the Hawaiian sun, their future seems warm and bright—until the infamous morning of December 7.
Within just a few horrifying hours, their sparkling hopes turn to black rubble and ash. Now embroiled in a war they never could have imagined; they must decide what truly matters to them and face grief as they never have before. Death may await them—but so do hope and purpose. In the midst of the carnage, can they find happiness and learn to fight not just for their country’s honor but for themselves?
When Grace, April, and Poppy join the US Army Nurse Corps, they see it as little more than an adventure, one made all the better by their first station: Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. Joined at the hip, idealistic Grace, exuberant Poppy, and brave but haunted April frolic in the sun, attending parties, flirting with the handsome soldiers, and becoming fast friends with seasoned nurse Eva. Like the Hawaiian sun, their future seems warm and bright—until the infamous morning of December 7.
Within just a few horrifying hours, their sparkling hopes turn to black rubble and ash. Now embroiled in a war they never could have imagined; they must decide what truly matters to them and face grief as they never have before. Death may await them—but so do hope and purpose. In the midst of the carnage, can they find happiness and learn to fight not just for their country’s honor but for themselves?
