Paperback, 352
pages
Expected publication:
September 10th 2019 by Lake Union Publishing
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?
My Thoughts…
I am a WWII
junkie. I devour every book I can find
that tells the story of the heroes of this time. A story written about the women of the war is
always a must-read for me. The Girls of
Pearl Harbor is a story about the nurses stationed in Hawaii before and then
during the bombing of Pearl Harbor. It
is the story of what happens to the friendships formed, the relationships made,
and the lives of those who are now in an active war.
Grace, April,
and Poppy join the US Army Navy Corps with the idea that it will be an
adventure and a vacation in Hawaii. Little
did they know that they would be part of one of the biggest parts of WWII and become
part of history. I was amazed at the
friendship between them, the strength that kept them together in good and tough
times was wonderful. While reading you
knew that these three would do anything for each other.
As the story
continues on and after December 7th their friendship is put to
tests, their love for each other never waivers, and they face life in a world
that is so different than what they expected.
I was so into their story that it felt like I was working right next to
them in the military hospitals. I was
able to picture the horrific things that they were forced to deal with and able
to feel the wide range of feelings the ladies went through as they tried to understand
what was happening in their world.
Soraya M. Lane
wrote a book that I couldn’t put down.
I was pulled in from the beginning, became invested in the characters,
and enraptured by the storyline. The
Girls of Pearl Harbor is a book I will rave about to my friends.
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