The Lies We Leave Behind

By Noelle Salazar

Book Overview

"Noelle Salazar has an unerring instinct for writing tough women with big hearts . . . The Lies We Leave Behind is a globe-spanning wartime journey filled with pathos and heart " --Kate Quinn, New York Times bestselling author of The Rose Code

For fans of Kate Quinn and Beatriz Williams, this sweeping story follows a fearless nurse who must leave love behind when duty calls her back to the front.

Somewhere in the Pacific, 1943. Kate Campbell is a nurse who bravely flies back and forth from the front to rescue wounded soldiers, amid long days, harsh conditions and often dangerous weather. Driven by a deep personal need to help in the war effort, she is conflicted when an injury results in her reassignment to the relative comfort of the English countryside.

Love has never been part of her plan, but despite herself, she falls for an officer with three bullet wounds, startling blue eyes and a wicked sense of humor. For the first time, Kate sees a future far from the horrors of war and hate. But before she can pursue it, a secret from her past calls her to duty, and she'll have to travel back into danger one more time to rescue a part of herself she'd left behind. But will she make it back? And will that future still be waiting for her if she does?

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0778369617
• ISBN13: 9780778369615
• Release Date: November 2024
• Publisher: Mira Books
• Length: 416 Pages
• Weight: 0.71 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 5.2" x 7.9"

Customer Reviews

World war ll

OMG !!! What a Excellant Excellent Story !! I love Noelle Salazar...she is a Fantastic Writer...bringing to life the story of Kate, the young nurse that takes care of soldiers during transport..back to base and major hospitals. Her mission is to keep them alive, keep them as Pain free as she can, watch for bleed outs with different Attitude changes ...and mostly to give them comfort and hope. Knowing alot won't make it back to base..or through the surgeries that are needed for devastating injuries to their limbs, heads, faces, torso's. This story will keep you in suspense, it's full of Adventure, romance and courage ! It is so hopeful and Emotional..it had my heart right from the start . You can't help but fall in love with Kate and William..and their undying love for each other . Despite her plans for her life..of never needing and falling in love...that is just what happens when Kate meets William on a flight back to England...as he is one of the hurt Soldiers. From here...we learn alot of truths about Kate's true background...where and how she was raised..by cruel unloving parents...and was rescued from them by a loving aunt and uncle and brought back to the United States ...But she finds out startling news while in England...pertaining to her family she had run away from years ago ..but before she can plan her life with William..she is driven to travel back to her past..a very dangerous past.. into the heart of the enemy..and to right a wrong...that was left behind. Such a Fantastic story..that had so many twist and turns..you would never expect. Well beyond anything I expected. So Beautifully written..so real ...just a Fabulous read !!! All of 5 stars and more!!⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐