September 1896: As an aspiring archaeologist, Smith College graduate Betsy Hayes travels to Athens, desperate to break into a very male-dominated field and find work at some of the world’s most famous excavation sites. In the midst of the heat and dust of Greece she finds an unlikely ally in philanthropist Charles, Baron de Robecourt, one of the few men who takes her academic passion seriously. But when a simmering conflict between Greece and Turkey erupts into open warfare, Betsy’s archaeological sites become battlefields and she falls into the grim and heroic task of nursing the wounded. As the world around her is irrevocably changed, Betsy finds her heart pulled in multiple directions.
June 1898: As the Spanish-American war begins, an older and wiser Betsy Hayes is searching for her former best friend Ava, who she last saw in Greece during the Greco-Turkish War. She believes that Ava might be with the Red Cross headed to Cuba, so Betsy herself joins the Red Cross and follows Teddy Roosevelt’s Rough Riders straight to the heart of the fighting. As she enters the war zone, dark memories of her last war resurface and her need to protect old and new friends intensifies.
With an unforgettable cast of characters set against two often overlooked but dramatic periods of history, Lauren Willig spins a compelling and heartwarming story about friendship, falling in love at the most inopportune moments, and fighting for what is right.
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Marvelous.
Books like these made me wish I wasn't taking five classes, so I had more time to read. When I got to read, I couldn't get enough of this story, and I was eager to see what would happen with Betsy, Ava, and Kit next. Betsy was one of my favorite characters in the book; she was the character you felt most connected with. Betsy's character developed most of the book's characters. As I read Two Wars And A Wedding , I watched Betsy grow so much, and it was as if I was reading about a different person from the beginning of the book and as she progressed in her nursing career. I love reading books dealing with war and nursing, so this was the perfect combination. I was thinking about reading the book when I wasn't reading it.
Every time I had a chance to read the book, it made me wish I had more time to read it. I would have read the book within a few days if I weren't in school. Two Wars And A Wedding is one of those books where it's hard to describe my emotions because there are so many. Two Wars And A Wedding is one of those books where you will have to force yourself to put the book down. Although, despite being in school, there were a few times that I stayed up later just so I could read more, I was eager to find out how it would end for Betsy if she finally found her happiness. From the start, you could see the connection and attraction between Holt and Betsy, and you couldn't help but root for them from the start. The description in this book had me feeling
Marvelous.
Books like these made me wish I wasn't taking five classes, so I had
more time to read. When I got to read, I couldn't get enough of this
story, and I was eager to see what would happen with Betsy, Ava, and Kit
next. Betsy was one of my favorite characters in the book; she was the
character you felt most connected with. Betsy's character developed most
of the book's characters. As I read Two Wars And A Wedding , I
watched Betsy grow so much, and it was as if I was reading about a
different person from the beginning of the book and as she progressed in
her nursing career. I love reading books dealing with war and nursing,
so this was the perfect combination. I was thinking about reading the
book when I wasn't reading it.
Every time I had a chance to read the book, it made me wish I had more
time to read it. I would have read the book within a few days if I
weren't in school. Two Wars And A Wedding is one of those books where it's hard to describe my emotions because there are so many. Two Wars And A Wedding
is one of those books where you will have to force yourself to put the
book down. Although, despite being in school, there were a few times
that I stayed up later just so I could read more, I was eager to find
out how it would end for Betsy if she finally found her happiness. From
the start, you could see the connection and attraction between Holt and
Betsy, and you couldn't help but root for them from the start. The
description in this book had me feeling as if I was transported to the
time, as if I was beside Betsy, taking care of the wounded. I can't even
begin to imagine being a nurse during that time, and I don't think I
could handle all that death.
I loved the letters, and the notes at the beginning of each chapter,
making it feel more personal. I loved the author's historical notes at
the book's end, and I wondered which parts of the book were historical
facts. I have read books by Lauren Willig that she wrote with Karen White & Beatriz Williams
and loved them both, but this was the first solo book that I have read
by her. This won't be the last book that I will read by her. I'm so
grateful that I got a chance to read an early copy. I'm eager to see
what the author has for us next.
as if I was transported to the time, as if I was beside Betsy, taking care of the wounded. I can't even begin to imagine being a nurse during that time, and I don't think I could handle all that death.
I loved the letters, and the notes at the beginning of each chapter, making it feel more personal. I loved the author's historical notes at the book's end, and I wondered which parts of the book were historical facts. I have read books by Lauren Willig that she wrote with Karen White & Beatriz Williams and loved them both, but this was the first solo book that I have read by her. This won't be the last book that I will read by her. I'm so grateful that I got a chance to read an early copy. I'm eager to see what the author has for us next.
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