The Fire by Night

A powerful and evocative debut novel about two American military nurses during World War II that illuminates the unsung heroism of women who risked their lives in the fight—a riveting saga of friendship, valor, sacrifice, and survival combining the grit and selflessness of Band of Brothers with the emotional resonance of The Nightingale.

In war—torn France, Jo McMahon, an Italian—Irish girl from the tenements of Brooklyn, tends to six seriously wounded soldiers ...