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- Lauren Willig’s latest novel, Band of Sisters (William Morrow, 2021), explores the true story of the Smith College Relief Fund, a group of American college women who crossed the Atlantic in April 1917 to help the people of the Somme region whose lives had been ravaged by the German invasion of France.
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Mar 16, 2021 · Band Of Sisters is based on true story about an extraordinary group of women, they endured dreadful conditions, worked long hours and while being under fire from the nasty Boche and witness firsthand how much the French women and children suffered during The Great War.
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May 3, 2021 · The Story. Based on the real-life group of Smith College graduates who served in France helping near or at the front lines, this fictionalized account of their lives focuses on Kate, a scholarship girl [why, oh why does every such person come from a “hardscrabble” existence?] and Emmie, the wealthy heiress, daughter of the formidable Mrs ...
Jun 16, 2021 · As Willig explains in the Historical Note at the end of the book, almost every event she includes in the story is an actual event, based on her extensive research into the women who went to France as part of the Smith College Relief Unit. But the two main characters, Emmie and Kate, are pure fiction.
A group of young women from Smith College risk their lives in France at the height of World War I in this sweeping novel based on a true story—a skillful blend of Call the Midwife and The Alice Network—from New York Times bestselling author Lauren Willig.
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Feb 26, 2021 · In Band of Sisters, author Lauren Willig, inspired by the true story of this group of brave women, has created an engaging work of historical fiction. While the book is fiction, the characters are based on the actual women who served in this remarkable group.
A group of young women from Smith College risk their lives in France at the height of World War I in this sweeping novel based on a true story—a skillful blend of Call the Midwife and The Alice Network—from New York Times bestselling author Lauren Willig.
