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Chargement... Band of Sisters: A Novel (édition 2021)par Lauren Willig (Auteur)
Information sur l'oeuvreBand of Sisters par Lauren Willig
   Actuellement, il n'y a pas de discussions au sujet de ce livre.   ) debs4jc | Dec 27, 2022 |  15 women. Thousands of needy people, including children, in 3 cities who need shelter, food, schools...hope. The story follows the maturation and personal growth of some of the 15, and the downfall of others. All in all, it's a tale of STRONG women who prove that with determination and grit, anything is possible. (  ) KimD66 | Nov 29, 2022 | ) dabutkus | Sep 4, 2022 | Powerfully written and exhaustively researched, this lightly fictionalized account of the Smith College Relief Unit that assisted French villages decimated by Germany during WWI is an exciting tale of daring do. The Smith Unit, made up of recent graduates of Smith College, were young women mostly brought up to be wealthy, pampered society darlings. They were inspired by a visionary speech and formed a unit that soon found them living in filthy, bombed out buildings and working in dangerous, frontline areas of France. Willig used the Smith College archives to find the families (and occasionally the women themselves) of the Unit. She had access to letters and diaries written by the women as they toiled in France. The book uses these intimate writings to flesh out the women and tell of their deeds as the women lived them. The women and villagers come alive on the page. A wonderful book well worth your time. 5 of 5 stars (  ) beckyhaase | Mar 29, 2022 | 4leschats | Jan 5, 2022 | aucune critique | ajouter une critique
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HTML: "With heart and humor, Willig explores the complexities of female friendshipsâ??feuds, forgiveness, and all. A touching portrait of triumph and found family in the midst of war. Bravo!"â??Stephanie Dray, New York Times Bestselling author of America's First Daughter & The Women of Chateau Lafayette A group of young women from Smith College risk their lives in France at the height of World War I in this sweeping novel based on a true storyâ??a skillful blend of Call the Midwife and The Alice Networkâ??from New York Times bestselling author Lauren Willig. Four months later, Kate and seventeen other Smithies, including two trailblazing female doctors, set sail for France. The volunteers are armed with money, supplies, and good intentionsâ??all of which immediately go astray. The chateau that was to be their headquarters is a half-burnt ruin. The villagers they meet are in desperate straits: women and children huddling in damp cellars, their crops destroyed and their wells poisoned. Despite constant shelling from the Germans, French bureaucracy, and the threat of being ousted by the British army, the Smith volunteers bring welcome aidâ??and hopeâ??to the region. But can they survive their own differences? As they cope with the hardships and terrors of the war, Kate and her colleagues find themselves navigating old rivalries and new betrayals which threaten the very existence of the Unit. With the Germans threatening to break through the lines, can the Smith Unit pull together and be truly a Aucune description trouvée dans une bibliothèque |
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