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Born at the turn of the twentieth century, Mae Strickland is only a few days old when her mother suddenly dies. Her aunt Maggie brings Mae up together with her own children, Eddie and Alice, and the girls become like sisters. In spite of Mae's unhappy start, life feels full of promise. Then, as the First World War looms, everything changes. While the local men - including young Eddie - leave to fight, Mae and Alice train as field nurses. As they travel to the front line in the wake of family tragedy, nothing can prepare them for the hardship that lies ahead. Yet there is solace to be found amid the wreckage of the war, and for both, romance is on the horizon. But it will take great courage for Mae and Alice to follow their hearts. Can love win out in the end? Aucune description trouvée dans une bibliothèque |
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When war is declared Eddie and his friends join up and leave for what they think will be a great adventure. Mae's father is working as a stoker on the non-military ship, Lusitania, when she is torpedoed and sunk by a German U-boat, causing the deaths of 1,198 passengers and crew. The loss of her father leads Mae and her cousin Alice into nursing and across the Channel to the killing fields of France.
Andrew's doesn't hide the harsh realities of life and death on the Western front in her story. It's told along with all the gritty reality and horrors that were faced by the men and women who served. For me, some of the text didn't seem to flow quite right, but this is a good read, especially with the 100th commemorations approaching. ( )