Publication Date: Oct 2022

Blurb:

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 fellow inmates—alive, though not without great cost.

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What To Expect:

Readers can expect a historical fiction novel telling the story of the Angels of Bataan, nurses that served in the Philippines during WWII.

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Content Warnings:

Language: Mild

Sexual Content: Closed Door – One scene in which a couple is overheard having sex. All other romance is kissing only.

Violence: Moderate to Heavy – War related violence, including descriptions of injuries, shooting, abuse, starvation, captivity, and death

Substance Use: Alcohol use

Prejudices: WW2 prejudices

Religious Themes: Catholicism is mentioned though not a major theme

Other Topics: Miscarriage is remembered

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