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The Secret of Raven Point
The Secret of Raven Point: A Novel | Jennifer Vanderbes
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"1943: When seventeen-year-old Juliet Dufresne receives a cryptic letter from her enlisted brother and then discovers that he's been reported missing in action, she lies about her age and travels to the front lines as an army nurse, determined to find him. Shy and awkward, Juliet is thrust into the bloody chaos of a field hospital, a sprawling encampment north of Rome where she forges new friendships and is increasingly consumed by the plight of her patients. One in particular, Christopher Barnaby, a deserter awaiting court-martial, may hold the answer to her brother's whereabouts--but the trauma of war has left him catatonic. Racing against the clock, Juliet works with an enigmatic young psychiatrist, Dr. Henry Willard, to break Barnaby's silence before the authorities take him away. Plunged into the horrifying depths of one man's memories of combat, Juliet and Willard are forced to plumb the moral nuances of a so-called just war and to face the dangers of their own deepening emotional connection.
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The Secret of Raven Point | Jennifer Vanderbes
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When Juliet Dufresne‘s brother is reported MIA in Italy WW2, she lies about her age and becomes a nurse, then requests the battlefront where her brother served. She‘s fiercely determined to find him…

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MrsBibliophile
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Anyone who follows me knows how much I love historical fiction. One of my absolute favorite era is WWII. I wouldn't say I'm a huge history buff, but I just love reading the fictional stories. This one kept my attention very well. From beginning to end, the characters are very well developed and continue to grow through the book.

I would recommend this book for anyone who loves old nurse stories, or WWII stories.

📚📚Happy Reading!📚📚

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Pulled from my Mount TBR, I bought this one because I loved her previous book - Easter Island.
17 year old Juliet lies her way to the front lines during World War II because her brother has gone MIA. She gets wrapped up in her patients but also meets a soldier who may know where her brother is and a psychiatrist who is helping her to find him.

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thereadingowlvina
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This book was promising and engaging in the beginning (that was why I recommended it - my apologies). It's about a sister who became a war nurse to look for her MIA soldier brother in Italy during the WWII. Halfway into the book, the main plot shifted focus and it became draggy, boring, and awfully slow pace. Personally, it was a disappointing read.
#WWII #historicalfiction #putdownablebook

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Not quite what I expected, but a compelling tale nonetheless.

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thereadingowlvina
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My #currentread is this #historicalfiction in #WWII setting. So far so good!

keelymorgan I'm looking for more wwii fiction! Thoughts on this one? Would you recommend? 7y
thereadingowlvina This book is easy to read. It's about a sister looking for his brother who has been reported MIA. The only connection she has is a deserter named Barnaby, who is being treated for battle fatigue. I'd say it's rather a sad but sweet story. Yes, I'd recommend this book. I'm only halfway into it and so far it's good. 7y
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