Seller Inventory # 9781501210082īook Description Compact Disc. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability. At once an epic tale of a nation at war and the deeply personal story of one woman's journey through hell, A Pledge of Silence vividly illustrates the sacrifices the Greatest Generation made for their country, and the price they continued to pay long after the war was over. There, for the next three years, while enduring brutality and starvation, her bravery, resourcefulness, and faith are tested and her life forever changed. Captured by the invading Japanese, Margie ends up interned at Santa Tomas, an infamous prison camp. But on December 8, 1941, her dreamworld shatters. Though rumors of war circulate, she feels safe-the island is fortified, the airbases are ample, and the Filipino troops are well-trained. 2014 Winner-Amazon Breakthrough Novel Award-General Fiction When Margie Bauer joins the Army Nurse Corps in 1941, she is delighted to be assigned to Manila-the Pearl of the Orient. 'About this title' may belong to another edition of this title.īook Description Compact Disc. Perfect ingredients for a breakout novel. An amazing story that will leave readers thinking about the characters long after they the final page. And the settings in the book truly become characters-whether the action is in middle America or the Philippines. The nurses pushed their way down to the water's edge to look for their boat.' The characters are well-developed and believable. Everything that floated got pressed into service.

The brown, oil-slicked water churned with debris. The images of the attack on Manila by the Japanese are vividly rendered: 'Down at the docks, chaos reigned as masses of people crowded the shore, desperately seeking transport to safer islands. This story not only reveals the struggles and discrimination women endured in this period of history, but the lengths some had to take to protect themselves. The author then moves Margie back in time in a rather unique way that makes the reader wonder whether Margie is experiencing her own thoughts or really witnessing her younger life. The book begins in November 2000, when Margie is an old woman attending the funeral of her daughter, Barbara. The author does a dazzling job of pulling the reader into the story. This intricately woven novel asks the question, “how much can one woman take before she breaks?” Margie is a young farm girl who goes to nursing school and becomes an active nurse during World War II.

A Pledge of Silence by Flora J. Solomon