THE WARTIME NURSE

 MY THOUGHTS:

The war continues on across Europe and life seems like it will never be the same.  Freddie is not only a nurse but she is also part of the resistance.  She risks her life day in and day out helping those around her and those refugees that are in hiding.  Freddie is sent to an underground hospital.  She is sent there to take care of wounded allies.   When she meets Will, an English pilot she, takes a special interest in him.  As they dream about a future together after the war, they are interrupted by the sound of bombs.  The underground hospital is a chaotic scene and Freddie and Will are soon separated.  They lose track of each other and soon Will is captured while Freddie continues to frantically find him.  She knows the hospital he is now being held at, and her mission is to save him.


The Wartime Nurse, written by author Imogen Matthews is a wonderful story of risking your life for those around you.  The bravery of the people during the war, being in the resistance always fascinates and inspires me.  This heartbreaking story made my tears flow down my face a few times.  I loved the characters in this story, Freddie and Will’s relationship really touched my heart.  I found myself racing through the book unable to put it down.  This suspenseful read is one that I definitely recommend.


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Rating: 5 out of 5.

DESCRIPTION:

THE WARTIME NURSE
Author:  Imogen Matthews
Publisher: Bookouture
Publication Date: October 4, 2024
Pages:  304
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An ear-splitting blast blows me sideways and debris starts to fall on top of me. In my shock it takes me a moment to realise the very worst has happened – the hospital has been bombed. The screams of panicked patients are deafening. But I can only think about one thing – my darling Will. Where is he?

1944, Nazi-occupied Holland. As Nurse Freddie cycles through the tulip fields, she looks like any other law-abiding citizen. But beneath her innocent smile lies an iron will to fight for freedom. The Nazis have no idea she is part of the resistance, and that she risks her life every day to deliver food and messages to hidden refugees.

After a failed attempt to take the life of a Nazi collaborator, Freddie is sent to an underground hospital to tend to a group of injured Allied airmen. And when unconscious English pilot 
Will wakes up and locks his dazzling blue eyes with hers, her heart jolts. As she tends to his wounds, she can’t help but fall deeply in love with this charming English officer.

Will and Freddie start to dream about a future after the war, but when the hospital is bombed by the Nazis, they lose each other in the chaos. With her heart shattered, Freddie vows to find Will and get him to safety – even if that means letting him go forever.

But Freddie’s world comes crashing down when she learns that Will has been captured. To save him, Freddie must infiltrate the hospital where he is held captive. 
But will saving him cost Freddie her life or her heart?

ABOUT IMOGEN MATTHEWS

Imogen Matthews is an Oxford-based, award-winning author and journalist with an interest in forgotten stories from WW2 Holland. Imogen was born in Rijswijk, Holland, to a Dutch mother and English father who moved the family to England when Imogen was very young. All her life, she listened to her mother’s stories about her life in Holland, in particular the hardships she faced during the Hunger Winter in 1944-5, which has had a profound impact on her writing.

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