Can’t-Wait Wednesday is a weekly meme hosted at Wishful Endings, to spotlight the books we’re excited about that we have yet to read.
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Under the Cover of Mercy by Rebecca ConnollyExpected publication April 11, 2023 by Shadow Mountain Publishing
Can one nurse on a mission of mercy and rebellion turn the tide of WWI?
November 1914
The Great War has come to Brussels, the Germans have occupied the city, and Edith Cavell, Head Nurse at Berkendael Medical Institute, faces an impossible situation. As matron of a designated Red Cross hospital, Edith has sworn an oath to help any who are wounded, under whatever flag they are found. But Governor von Lüttwitz, the ranking German officer, has additional orders for her. She and her nurses must also stand guard over the wounded Allied prisoners of war and prevent them from escaping.
Edith feels that God called her to be a healer, not a jailer. How can she heal these broken boys, only to allow them to be returned to the hands of their oppressors to be beaten again?
So when members of the Belgian resistance, desperate for help, bring two wounded British soldiers to her hospital in secret, she makes a decision that will change everything: she will heal the soldiers, and then attempt to smuggle them out of the hospital to freedom.
With her loyal friend and fellow nurse, Elizabeth, by her side, Edith establishes her hospital as a safe house for the resistance, laboring tirelessly to save as many soldiers as she can. Working under the watchful eyes of the German army, Edith faces challenging odds and charges of treason—which carries the death penalty if she is caught—as she fights alongside the resistance to bring—and keep—hope to her small corner of a war-torn world.
Based on a true story, Under the Cover of Mercy is the remarkable account of one woman who defied an entire nation in order to heal those who needed her help the most.
This book is set in Belgium during World War I so of course, as a Belgian, I would love to read it. It’s also based on a true story so that makes me want to read it even more. Books set during any war are always heartbreaking to read but I have a feeling that it will be worth it.
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Oh, this sounds good! Definitely intrigued and will have to check it out!
This sounds amazing, and I love that it’s based on a true story. I can’t wait to hear what you think!
WWI books are not as common as WWII books, I feel, so this should be a very interesting read!
This sounds like it’s intense and filled with drama. I’m going to check it out.
Adding this to my wishlist. It sounds like something I’d really enjoy. Thanks for sharing! 🙂
This sounds like an intense book. I hope you get to read it soon!
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I love good historical fiction, and this one sounds amazing. Thank you for sharing it!
I love the setting too. I have not read anything set in Belgium.
This sounds like it’s intense and filled with drama. I’m going to check it out.
Ooh, I saw Brussels in that first paragraph and it immediately caught my attention! Not that many books are set in Belgium so it’s always nice when one is 🙂