The Sisters’ War

Inspired by real women,this powerful novel tells the story of two unconventional American sisters who volunteer at the front during World War I August 1914. While Europe enters a brutal conflict unlike any waged beforethe Duncan household in BaltimoreMarylandis the setting for a different struggle. Ruth and Elise Duncan long to escape the roles that societyand their controlling fatherdemand they play. Togetherthe sisters volunteer for the war effort–Ruth as a nurseElise as a driver. Stationed at a makeshift hospital in YpresBelgiumRuth soon confronts war’s harshest lesson: not everyone can be saved. Rising above the appalling conditionsshe seizes an opportunity to realize her dream to practice medicine as a doctor. Elisean accomplished mechanicfinds purpose and an unexpected kinship within the all-female Ambulance Corps. Through bombingsheartache and lossRuth and Elise cherish an independence rarely granted to womenunaware that their greatest challenges are still to come. Illuminating the critical role women played in the Great Warthis is a remarkable story of resiliencesacrifice and the bonds that can never be vanquished.