“Noelle Salazar has an unerring instinct for writing tough women with big hearts . . . The Lies We Leave Behind is a globe-spanning wartime journey filled with pathos and heart!” —Kate Quinn, New York Times bestselling author of The Rose Code
For fans of Kate Quinn and Beatriz Williams, this sweeping story follows a fearless nurse who must leave love behind when duty calls her back to the front.
Somewhere in the Pacific, 1943. Kate Campbell is a nurse who bravely flies back and forth from the front to rescue wounded soldiers, amid long days, harsh conditions and often dangerous weather. Driven by a deep personal need to help in the war effort, she is conflicted when an injury results in her reassignment to the relative comfort of the English countryside.
Love has never been part of her plan, but despite herself, she falls for an officer with three bullet wounds, startling blue eyes and a wicked sense of humor. For the first time, Kate sees a future far from the horrors of war and hate. But before she can pursue it, a secret from her past calls her to duty, and she'll have to travel back into danger one more time to rescue a part of herself she'd left behind. But will she make it back? And will that future still be waiting for her if she does?
Genre: Historical
For fans of Kate Quinn and Beatriz Williams, this sweeping story follows a fearless nurse who must leave love behind when duty calls her back to the front.
Somewhere in the Pacific, 1943. Kate Campbell is a nurse who bravely flies back and forth from the front to rescue wounded soldiers, amid long days, harsh conditions and often dangerous weather. Driven by a deep personal need to help in the war effort, she is conflicted when an injury results in her reassignment to the relative comfort of the English countryside.
Love has never been part of her plan, but despite herself, she falls for an officer with three bullet wounds, startling blue eyes and a wicked sense of humor. For the first time, Kate sees a future far from the horrors of war and hate. But before she can pursue it, a secret from her past calls her to duty, and she'll have to travel back into danger one more time to rescue a part of herself she'd left behind. But will she make it back? And will that future still be waiting for her if she does?
Genre: Historical
Praise for this book
"A story of triumph and heartbreak in equal measure, The Lies We Leave Behind is an incredible journey of a novel. Salazar deftly takes us from the jungles of the Pacific to the English countryside to the bombed-out streets of Hamburg, immersing the reader in a complex web of lies, and leaving us no choice but to fall head over heels for Kate and William. Hold onto your heart for this one!" - Sara Ackerman
"Perfectly compelling from first page to last. Here is an expertly researched work of historical fiction about how the crucible of war so often burns away the temporal and immaterial and shows us what we really desire and have convinced ourselves we need - and what we're willing to do to win it. It's the WW2 story you haven't read and need to." - Susan Meissner
"Noelle Salazar has an unerring instinct for writing tough women with big hearts . . . The Lies We Leave Behind is a globe-spanning wartime journey filled with pathos and heart!" - Kate Quinn
"This book has my heart. An emotional yet hopeful journey, with so many twists and turns I did not see coming, The Lies We Leave Behind feels like an instant war-time classic. Noelle Salazar's latest is sure to be a favorite for 2024 and well beyond." - Jenni L Walsh
"Perfectly compelling from first page to last. Here is an expertly researched work of historical fiction about how the crucible of war so often burns away the temporal and immaterial and shows us what we really desire and have convinced ourselves we need - and what we're willing to do to win it. It's the WW2 story you haven't read and need to." - Susan Meissner
"Noelle Salazar has an unerring instinct for writing tough women with big hearts . . . The Lies We Leave Behind is a globe-spanning wartime journey filled with pathos and heart!" - Kate Quinn
"This book has my heart. An emotional yet hopeful journey, with so many twists and turns I did not see coming, The Lies We Leave Behind feels like an instant war-time classic. Noelle Salazar's latest is sure to be a favorite for 2024 and well beyond." - Jenni L Walsh
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