With Love, Wherever You Are

Written by Dandi Daley Mackall

Narrated by Jill Monaco

Everyone knows that war romances never last...

Nurse Helen Eberhart approaches everything in life with pure determination. After the attack on Pearl Harbor, Helen decides to enlist as an Army nurse. There, her grit is put to the test when she's assigned to care for the broken bodies of some of the most severely wounded soldiers, many no older than her own beloved brothers.

Frank Daley wasn't trying to be a hero. He'd only enlisted to finish medical school, confident that the war would be over before his deferment ran out. Instead Lt. Frank R. Daley, MD, is sent straight from his graduation to boot camp, the last stop before a battlefield hospital in Europe. And none of his training prepares him for the chance encounter with a spirited nurse who steals his heart.

After a whirlwind romance and wedding, Helen and Frank are sent to the front lines of Europe with only letters to connect them for months at a time. Surrounded by danger and desperately wounded patients, they soon find that only the war seems real - and their marriage more and more like a distant dream.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Oasis Audio
• Release date: Apr 4, 2017
• ISBN: 9781621886600

Dandi Daley Mackall

Dandi Daley Mackall loves God, children, words, and animals. Her nearly 500 books for children and grown-ups have sold more than four million copies worldwide. She won the ECPA Christian Book Award for Best Children’s Book 2015 and multiple Mom’s Choice Awards, as well as ALA Best Book, NY Public Library Top Pick, Children’s Book Council Award of Excellence, and the Helen Keating Ott Award for Contributions to Children’s Literature. Her novel My Boyfriends’ Dogs is now a Hallmark Movie. Dandi writes from rural Ohio, where she lives with her family, including horses, dogs, cats, and an occasional squirrel, deer, or raccoon.  

Reviews for With Love, Wherever You Are

[gincam · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

“With Love, Wherever You Are”, from author Dandi Daley Mackall, rings true with a poignant resonance. The fictionalized account of her own parents’ real-life WWII romance and marriage, the story is based on facts gleaned from hundreds of letters, cards, and mementos, as well as the author’s personal insights. Helen Eberhart was a registered nurse, and Frank Daley was a medical doctor. They both served in WWII, and after they met, their hearts and lives were forever joined. Their courtship was quick, and after their wedding, they were each sent to different assignments in war-torn Europe, and letters--many, many letters—communicated their love during the deadliest of times. A love worth keeping is a love worth fighting for, and that is what you will find, along with so much more, in the story of Helen and Frank.Book Copy Gratis Tyndale House Publishers

[alekee_1 · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

I loved this book, and all the while I was reading it made me think of my parents, and their lives during WWII.The author wrote a fictional story based on her parents letters they wrote each other during this period of time. They really came alive to me, and found myself on the battlefields and in the hospital, or tents. Loved the account that she gave at the end about how much was real and how she had taken literary license in writing her book.I shutter when I read that some of the incidents are really true, and although there is a lot of fiction here, to write a story, there is so much fact.Don’t let the size of this book put you off; it is a very fast and interesting read. I found myself quickly page turning, and loved that there was a bit more after finishing the story.Know my Mom burned her letters, and have read that a lot of history went up in flames. Am so glad the author’s father had the foresight to have her take the memorabilia. Thank you Dandi Daley Mackall for sharing your parent’s story in such a memorable way.I received this book through The Tyndale Blog Network and was not required to give a positive review.

[lanehillhouse · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

Tuesday, March 7, 2017With Love, Wherever You Are by Dandi Daley Mackall, © 2017My Review:I thoroughly enjoyed the detail in this story with letters interspersed. The opening began with the announcement of the attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941. Helen Eberhart is going to nurses' training in Illinois. Frank Daley is in medical school in Missouri. This is their story.War brought changes they didn't expect. They thought they would continue in their regular pursuit of medical degrees. Helen enlists as an Army nurse. Frank enlisted with a deferment to finish his residency. Both are initially assigned to a hospital in Michigan to treat wounded soldiers.I like the conversations and silent thoughts shared like you're right there with them. It is like reading a diary as it happens, rather than when it is written down and a memory. The compassion and care they give others return to them multifold.The interaction is wonderful. It is difficult to leave the story and wait for the time to return to it. I would give this story a rating of 5+++. Honesty and openness blossoms into a love story for ever and a day.Historical fiction is my very favorite read... and, especially, when it is written about someone dear-at-heart, which this story certainly is by the author. You will want to savor this keeper story.***Thank you, Tyndale Blog Network for sending a copy of this novel. This review was written in my own words. No other compensation was received.***