Mabel of the ANZACS Book Page

Genre: Women’s Fiction, Historical Fiction

MABEL OF THE ANZACS

Combine a fiery teenager and a cantankerous octogenarian and stir to produce an unlikely friendship for the ages.

Zoe Lambros meets Mabel Andrews, a mercurial, cantankerous World War I Australian nurse. Zoe’s introduction to the fiery octogenarian is an explosive mix of sound and fury. Neither woman wants to give ground and they are determined to be proven right. For Zoe, actions speak louder than words and Mabel finds a kindred spirit that leads to an unlikely friendship. Together the two women forge a close bond that will change their lives forever.

Timeframe1948 (Between Where Shadows Linger and Hidden Truths – Standalone novel in the Eva and Zoe series. You do not have to read the previous novels prior to this novel)

A Moment In Time Anthology Featuring Crossroads

A MOMENT IN TIME
By: Ryan Armstrong, Mary D. Brooks, M.L. Gardner and Amanda Page

Genre: Historical Fiction, Urban Fantasy
Time: 1917
Place: Athens, Greece

Crossroads is the first short featuring Stella and Tessa, the characters that first appeared in my Intertwined Souls Series (Starting with Book 3: Hidden Truths).

It’s the summer of 1917 in Athens, Greece, and while the city swelters, the patients of St Gregori’s Home for the Infirm have never seen anyone like Doctor Stella Nikas–a joyous personality that defies the abject sorrow of her surroundings and brings an explosion of color and light into the patients’ lives. Tessa Mitsos, a gifted artist plagued with strange dreams of the future, is also at St Gregori’s and her only hope of stopping the visions is a radical surgery.

Stella makes a decision that will forever change not only her life, but that of Tessa Mitsos as well – beyond St Gregori’s Gates.

Letters from Liberators — US soldier Elmer Joachim Writes About Dachau Concentration Camp

Last month I watched the series “Band of Brothers” which was set during WW2. Episode 9 had one of the most powerful scenes I have ever seen in a tv show. The Americans liberate Dachau concentration camp.

The US Holocaust Museum has posted Letters from Liberators On May 3, 1945, US soldier Elmer Joachim recorded his reactions to visiting Dachau after liberation. The letters have been scanned and you can view below the video. POWERFUL. MOVING.

Watch:

In April and May 1945, Allied forces liberated thousands of prisoners from Nazi concentration camps. Soldiers who had read and heard reports of Nazi crimes now confronted the evidence first hand. Shocked, angered, and horrified by what they saw, they recorded their observations in reports to their superiors and letters home to loved ones so as to ensure that others would know the truth about what they had seen. Historic film footage, artifacts from our collections, and oral histories provide further documentation of liberators' experiences at the end of World War II.

 

https://usholocaustmemorialmuseum.tumblr.com/post/118036146404/on-may-3-1945-us-soldier-elmer-joachim-recorded

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