Title: Band of Sisters
Author: Lauren Willig
Genre: Historical Fiction
Lauren Willig’s latest covers a little known group of women who went to France to help the rural towns decimated by the Nazis during World War I. The Smith College Unit helped the French people become self-sufficient by providing chickens, cows, and supplies. Willig used letters written by the real women to create her story and these form the first part of every chapter. A love story is included along with a secret between long lost friends. This novel inspired by true events will have you rooting for these selfless women!
- Lisa
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