The Lieutenant's Nurse: A Novel
Littérature générale (romans), Guerre (romans), Intrigue amoureuse historique
Audio avec voix de synthèse, Braille automatisé
Résumé
A USA TODAY BESTSELLER&“An emotional and heartfelt tale of love and courage.&” —Chanel Cleeton, bestselling author of the Reese Witherspoon Book Club pick Next Year in HavanaNovember, 1941. She&’s never even seen the ocean before, but Eva Cassidy has her… reasons for making the crossing to Hawaii, and they run a lot deeper than escaping a harsh Michigan winter. Newly enlisted as an Army Corps nurse, Eva is stunned by the splendor she experiences aboard the steamship SS Lurline; even more so by Lt. Clark Spencer, a man she is drawn to but who clearly has secrets of his own. But Eva&’s past—and the future she&’s trying to create—means that she&’s not free to follow her heart. Clark is a navy intelligence officer, and he warns her that the United States won&’t be able to hold off joining the war for long, but nothing can prepare them for the surprise attack that will change the world they know.In the wake of the bombing of Pearl Harbor, Eva and her fellow nurses band together for the immense duty of keeping the American wounded alive. And the danger that finds Eva threatens everything she holds dear. Amid the chaos and heartbreak, Eva will have to decide whom to trust and how far she will go to protect those she loves.Set in the vibrant tropical surroundings of the Pacific, The Lieutenant&’s Nurse is an evocative, emotional WWII story of love, friendship and the resilient spirit of the heroic nurses of Pearl Harbor.Don't miss THE GUEST IN ROOM 120, Sara Ackerman's enthralling new novel with dual-timelines intertwining a 1905 mystery surrounding Jane Stanford's mysterious death in Honolulu and a 2005 writer's quest to uncover the truth at the same historic hotel...More captivating stories from Sara Ackerman: The Maui Effect The Unchartered Flight of Olivia West The Codebreaker's Secret Radar Girls Red Sky Over Hawaii Island of Sweet Pies & Soldiers