Tuesday, October 4, 2022

Can't Wait Wednesday: When We Had Wings by Ariel Lawhon, Kristina McMorris, & Susan Meissner

Can't Wait Wednesday is a weekly meme hosted by Wishful Endings that spotlights and discusses the books we're excited about that we've yet to read. Generally, they're books that are yet to be released. It's based on Waiting on Wednesday, hosted by Jill at Breaking the Spine.

This week I'm featuring When We Had Wings by Ariel Lawhon, Kristina McMorris, & Susan Meissner releasing October 18.

About the Book
From three bestselling authors comes an interwoven tale about a trio of World War II nurses stationed in the South Pacific who wage their own battle for freedom and survival.

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 their fellow inmates—alive, though not without great cost.

In this sweeping story based on the true experiences of nurses dubbed “the Angels of Bataan,” three women shift in and out of each other’s lives through the darkest days of the war, buoyed by their unwavering friendship and distant dreams of liberation.


What upcoming release are you eagerly awaiting?

6 comments:

  1. I love a good WWII story, and this is one from a perspective I've not seen before. Thank you for sharing, and I hope you enjoy it!

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    1. Thank you, Lisa! I don't think I've ever read a WWII book set in the Philippines, so that really intrigues me about this one. :)

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  2. I've seen this one on Goodreads and you're right, it does look really good!

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    1. Fingers crossed! I've read very few WWII books set in the Pacific, so this should an interesting read. :)

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  3. I have not heard of this one. It does sound interesting. I hope you enjoy it when you have a chance to read it.

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    1. Thank you, Cindy! I can't seem to resist a good WWII-set book. :)

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