Angel of Mercy
About
A nurse. A wife. A war that will test her soul.
Henrietta “Hettie” Steward is not your ordinary bride-to-be. Feisty, educated, and fiercely ambitious, she dreams of continuing her work as a nurse, but society expects her to abandon her career for marriage.
When the echoes of the Great War thunder across the world, Hettie's dreams collide with reality. Her husband enlists and persuades Hettie to follow, convinced it’s their only opportunity for a honeymoon. Hettie, stifled by domesticity, happily defies convention and joins the Canadian Army Nursing Service.
Leaving the familiarity of Ontario behind for the chaos of battle, Hettie arrives in Europe eager to reclaim her purpose. But as the war drags on, she finds herself thrust into a world of courage, heartbreak and sacrifice. Soon, Hettie faces an agonizing choice that will determine the course of her life. Will she find the strength to redefine herself and forge a new identity?
Angel of Mercy is a poignant WWI historical novel about one woman’s strength when duty and love collide. Perfect for fans of early 20th-century women’s fiction, be prepared to see the war through a nurse’s eyes and enter a world of courage, love and sacrifice.
Additional Information
Genre: historical fiction
Subgenre: WW1 nurses fiction
Timeframe: 1914-1919
POV: Third person, Hettie
Series: Echoes of the Great War
Reading Order: Each book in the series is a standalone story. Angel of Mercy is the warfront story.
What to Expect:
- A trained nurse determined to serve in a man’s war.
- A wife torn between love and independence.
- A woman whose compassion becomes her strength.
- Her choices will shape not only her destiny but the legacy of a generation.
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Praise for this book
In Angel Of Mercy, we step off the battlefield to the place that those injured men go to either be healed or to die. We see the horrors of war through the eyes of the young nurses who also thought that their stay would be short with a chance for adventure or to meet the loves of their lives. It’s a side of war that we often fail to see or look into. I think it’s definitely a book that history and romance fiction lovers will enjoy.