{"product_id":"good-night-irene-library-binding","title":"Good Night, Irene - Library Binding","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eLuis Alberto Urrea\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis \"powerful, uplifting, and deeply personal novel\" (Kristin Hannah, \u0026amp;num;1 \u003ci\u003eNYT\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThe Four Winds\u003c\/i\u003e), at once \"a heart-wrenching wartime drama\" (Christina Baker Kline, \u0026amp;num;1 \u003ci\u003eNYT\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eOrphan Train\u003c\/i\u003e) and \"a moving and graceful tribute to heroic women\" (\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e, starred review), asks the question: What if a friendship forged on the front lines of war defines a life forever?\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIn the tradition of \u003ci\u003eThe Nightingale\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eTranscription\u003c\/i\u003e, this is a searing epic based on the magnificent and true story of courageous Red Cross women.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn 1943, Irene Woodward abandons an abusive fiancé 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 vehicles called Clubmobiles at the front line, providing camaraderie and a taste of home that may be the only solace before troops head into battle.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAfter 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 courageous 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.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTaking 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. With its affecting and uplifting portrait of friendship and valor in harrowing circumstances, \u003ci\u003eGood Night, Irene\u003c\/i\u003e powerfully demonstrates yet again that Urrea's \"gifts as a storyteller are prodigious\" (NPR).\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 728\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.34 x 8.5 x 5.51 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 05, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLarge Print:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42726593593407,"sku":"9798885792707","price":73.85,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/c6fa2c1b79916f5caa734759cb445ce0.webp?v=1765111564","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/good-night-irene-library-binding","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}