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    Gone to Soldiers
    Gone to Soldiers
    Gone to Soldiers
    Audiobook33 hours

    Gone to Soldiers

    Written by Marge Piercy

    Narrated by Justine Eyre

    4.5/5

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    About this audiobook

    Epic in scope, Marge Piercy's sweeping novel encompasses the wide range of people and places marked by the Second World War. Each of her ten narrators has a unique and compelling story that powerfully depicts his or her personality, desires, and fears. Special attention is given to the women of the war effort, like Bernice, who rebels against her domineering father to become a fighter pilot, and Naomi, a Parisian Jew sent to live with relatives in Detroit, whose twin sister, Jacqueline-still in France-joins the resistance against Nazi rule.

    The horrors of the concentration camps; the heroism of soldiers on the beaches of Okinawa, the skies above London, and the seas of the Mediterranean; the brilliance of code breakers; and the resilience of families waiting for the return of sons, brothers, and fathers are all conveyed through powerful, poignant prose that resonates beyond the page. Gone to Soldiers is a testament to the ordinary people, with their flaws and inner strife, who rose to defend liberty during the most extraordinary times.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherTantor Media, Inc
    Release dateOct 18, 2016
    ISBN9781515979746
    Gone to Soldiers
    Author

    Marge Piercy

    Marge Piercy is the author of the memoir Sleeping with Cats and fifteen novels, including Three Women and Woman on the Edge of Time, as well as sixteen books of poetry, including Colors Passing Through Us, The Art of Blessing the Day, and Circles on the Water. She lives on Cape Cod, with her husband, Ira Wood, the novelist and publisher of Leapfrog Press.

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    • 5/5
      I enjoyed this book. The author did a wonderful job of developing diverse characters who were experiencing the war from all sides - U.S, France, London and even in the South Pacific. Following along with 10 different characters who were intertwined made the story very interesting. IT was fascinating to read of their intense struggles to survive in each of their own situations.
    • 3/5
      An interesting but sometimes tedious book.
    • 5/5
      Piercy wrote that nothing happened in this novel that did not happen to someone, somewhere in real life. That is a level of research--impeccable!--that all writers of historical novels should aspire to.
    • 5/5
      women in world war II from various angles
    • 5/5
      One of my favorite books of WWII. period. The characters are rich and the details of the era are nearly perfect.
    • 4/5
      Excellent historical fiction, really pulls you into the world of World War II America. It's a big read and it does have an agenda.