Wednesday, October 16, 2019
Mercy Road
by
Ann Howard Creel
⭐⭐⭐⭐
4/5 Stars ****
It's 1917, and young Arlene Favier’s home burns to the ground, taking her father with it. She must find a way to support her mother and younger brother. Job opportunities for women are especially few, but a daring possibility arises: the American Women’s Hospital needs ambulance drivers to join a trailblazing, all-female team of doctors and nurses bound for war-torn France. On the front lines, Arlene and her fellow drivers work long hours to aid injured soldiers and civilians. In between dangerous ambulance runs, Arlene reunites with a childhood friend, Jimmy Tucker, now a soldier, who opens her heart like no one before. But she has also caught the attention of Felix Brohammer, a charismatic army captain who may not be what he seems.
This was a very well-written book. It captured me from the very first chapter and help my attention through the very end. I did feel like the ending was a little unsatisfying, in that you wanted more justice. I also felt that parts were a bit unrealistic, in that none of the drivers were ever injured or killed, and in this situation, I believe many would have been.
The writer does a good job of describing how the characters are feeling, and what they are seeing, and how it makes them feel.
It would have been nice to include a map of France and all the locations the crew and AWH travel to as this would the reader to understand where they are.
Where is Meaux, the Marne, Chateau-Thierry, etc?
Thanks to NetGalley for a free copy of this book in return for an honest review, my opinions are my own.
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