Good night, Irene.

Good night, Irene.

By
Urrea, Luis Alberto.

Publication Date
2023

Subject Term
Female friendship -- Fiction.
 
World War, 1939-1945 -- Fiction.

Genre
Historical fiction.
 
War stories.

Summary
In 1943, Irene Woodward abandons an abusive fiancÔe in New York to enlist with the Red Cross and head to Europe. She makes fast friends in training with Dorothy Dunford, a towering Midwesterner with a ferocious wit. Together they are part of an elite group of women, nicknamed Donut Dollies, who command military buses called Clubmobiles at the front line, providing camaraderie and a taste of home that may be the only solace before troops head into battle. After D-Day, these two intrepid friends join the Allied soldiers streaming into France. Their time in Europe will see them embroiled in danger, from the Battle of the Bulge to the liberation of Buchenwald. Through her friendship with Dorothy, and a love affair with a gallant American fighter pilot named Hans, Irene learns to trust again. Her most fervent hope, which becomes more precarious by the day, is for all three of them to survive the war intact. Taking as inspiration his mother's own Red Cross service, Luis Alberto Urrea has delivered an overlooked story of women's heroism in World War II.

Language
English

ISBN
9780316265850


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