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    Those Left Behind: WWI Trilogy, #2
    Adjustment Year: WWI Trilogy, #3
    Angel of Mercy: WWI Trilogy, #1
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    WWI Trilogy Series

    By Melina Druga

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    The stunning conclusion to Melina Druga's World War I trilogy traces Hettie's attempts to reacclimate to civilian life in the aftermath of the conflict.

     

    It's been five years since Hettie left home a blushing bride. Recently relieved of her duties as an army nurse, she makes her long-awaited return a newlywed once again… and pregnant.

     

    Hettie can't escape the painful memories of the thousands of wounded soldiers she tended to at the Casualty Clearing Station, the devastation of the Halifax Explosion, or the death of her first husband, killed in action shortly after they arrived in France. In a fragile state, she finds little in the way of acceptance or affection among her new in-laws, who can't seem to understand how a way of life that was once so familiar could become so frightening.

     

    To make matters worse, Hettie barely knows the man whose child she's carrying. By the time the war finally came to an end — and she accepted his proposal of a hasty marriage — Col. Alfred Taylor had spent more time as her penfriend than her lover.

     

    He's the only family she has in Niagara-on-the-Lake, but Alfred might be too caught up with his own problems to notice Hettie's ongoing battle. Both husband and wife are still fighting the ghosts of the Great War, but will they realize how similar their demons are before it's too late?

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherSun Up Press
    Release dateJul 22, 2021
    Those Left Behind: WWI Trilogy, #2
    Adjustment Year: WWI Trilogy, #3
    Angel of Mercy: WWI Trilogy, #1

    Titles in the series (3)

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      Angel of Mercy: WWI Trilogy, #1
      Angel of Mercy: WWI Trilogy, #1

      Angel of Mercy: WWI Trilogy, #1

      Melina Druga
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      The first installment in a spellbinding trilogy centered around Canada's involvement in World War I follows a privileged young newlywed to the fraught medical encampments of the Western Front.   Being an idle housewife never suited Hettie Bartlette. So, when her husband, Geoffrey, decided to enlist only a couple of months after their wedding, the choice to join him was easy.   At the time, it seemed as if the tide would turn against the Germans at any moment. But once the ambitious young couple arrives in Europe, it's plain to see that the turmoil on French soil shows no indication of abating.   It isn't all bad: Hettie finds purpose tending to the wounded in the Casualty Clearing Station. Unlike people back home in Ontario, hardly anyone within the Allied forces believes her work as an army nurse to be unseemly for a married woman of Hettie's wealth and breeding.   But nothing, not even coming face-to-face with the horrific aftermath of gas and gunfire on a daily basis, can prepare Hettie for the tragedies and tribulations 1915 has in store. With letters from her family pouring in, begging her to come home, Hettie must soon decide on which side of the Atlantic she belongs.

      The first installment in a spellbinding trilogy centered around Canada's involvement in World War I follows a privileged young newlywed to the fraught medical encampments of the Western Front.   Being an idle housewife never suited Hettie Bartlette. So, when her husband, Geoffrey, decided to enlist only a couple of months after their wedding, the choice to join him was easy.   At the time, it seemed as if the tide would turn against the Germans at any moment. But once the ambitious young couple arrives in Europe, it's plain to see that the turmoil on French soil shows no indication of abating.   It isn't all bad: Hettie finds purpose tending to the wounded in the Casualty Clearing Station. Unlike people back home in Ontario, hardly anyone within the Allied forces believes her work as an army nurse to be unseemly for a married woman of Hettie's wealth and breeding.   But nothing, not even coming face-to-face with the horrific aftermath of gas and gunfire on a daily basis, can prepare Hettie for the tragedies and tribulations 1915 has in store. With letters from her family pouring in, begging her to come home, Hettie must soon decide on which side of the Atlantic she belongs.

    • 2

      Those Left Behind: WWI Trilogy, #2
      Those Left Behind: WWI Trilogy, #2

      Those Left Behind: WWI Trilogy, #2

      Melina Druga
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      Told through a series of epistolary vignettes, the second novel in Melina Druga's World War I trilogy traces the lives of the Steward and Bartlette families as they contend with their children's and siblings' wartime absences.   Newlyweds Hettie Steward and Geoffrey Bartlette wasted no time heading to the Western Front after the war began. In the wake of the couple's traumatic and untimely separation, their families begin to knit themselves together ever tighter. Matriarchs Lucretia Steward and Amelia Bartlette attempt to keep the home fires burning, unable to escape the tumult of the war.   Hettie's brother and brother-in-law join her on the front lines. Back in Ontario, some households grow. Others remain painfully stagnant. Romantic relationships wax and wane as these bright-eyed young adults fall in and out of love with one another and wrestle with the tension between timeworn traditions and the shiny appeal of progress.   Those Left Behind offers readers the opportunity to connect deeply with the characters they met in The Unmarriable Kind and Angel of Mercy. As five years of deaths, births, tragedies, and triumphs unfold, one question never strays far from center: How does one maintain strong filial bonds — and repair weakened ones — when the world is changing rapidly on all sides?

      Told through a series of epistolary vignettes, the second novel in Melina Druga's World War I trilogy traces the lives of the Steward and Bartlette families as they contend with their children's and siblings' wartime absences.   Newlyweds Hettie Steward and Geoffrey Bartlette wasted no time heading to the Western Front after the war began. In the wake of the couple's traumatic and untimely separation, their families begin to knit themselves together ever tighter. Matriarchs Lucretia Steward and Amelia Bartlette attempt to keep the home fires burning, unable to escape the tumult of the war.   Hettie's brother and brother-in-law join her on the front lines. Back in Ontario, some households grow. Others remain painfully stagnant. Romantic relationships wax and wane as these bright-eyed young adults fall in and out of love with one another and wrestle with the tension between timeworn traditions and the shiny appeal of progress.   Those Left Behind offers readers the opportunity to connect deeply with the characters they met in The Unmarriable Kind and Angel of Mercy. As five years of deaths, births, tragedies, and triumphs unfold, one question never strays far from center: How does one maintain strong filial bonds — and repair weakened ones — when the world is changing rapidly on all sides?

    • 3

      Adjustment Year: WWI Trilogy, #3
      Adjustment Year: WWI Trilogy, #3

      Adjustment Year: WWI Trilogy, #3

      Melina Druga
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      The stunning conclusion to Melina Druga's World War I trilogy traces Hettie's attempts to reacclimate to civilian life in the aftermath of the conflict.   It's been five years since Hettie left home a blushing bride. Recently relieved of her duties as an army nurse, she makes her long-awaited return a newlywed once again… and pregnant.   Hettie can't escape the painful memories of the thousands of wounded soldiers she tended to at the Casualty Clearing Station, the devastation of the Halifax Explosion, or the death of her first husband, killed in action shortly after they arrived in France. In a fragile state, she finds little in the way of acceptance or affection among her new in-laws, who can't seem to understand how a way of life that was once so familiar could become so frightening.   To make matters worse, Hettie barely knows the man whose child she's carrying. By the time the war finally came to an end — and she accepted his proposal of a hasty marriage — Col. Alfred Taylor had spent more time as her penfriend than her lover.   He's the only family she has in Niagara-on-the-Lake, but Alfred might be too caught up with his own problems to notice Hettie's ongoing battle. Both husband and wife are still fighting the ghosts of the Great War, but will they realize how similar their demons are before it's too late?

      The stunning conclusion to Melina Druga's World War I trilogy traces Hettie's attempts to reacclimate to civilian life in the aftermath of the conflict.   It's been five years since Hettie left home a blushing bride. Recently relieved of her duties as an army nurse, she makes her long-awaited return a newlywed once again… and pregnant.   Hettie can't escape the painful memories of the thousands of wounded soldiers she tended to at the Casualty Clearing Station, the devastation of the Halifax Explosion, or the death of her first husband, killed in action shortly after they arrived in France. In a fragile state, she finds little in the way of acceptance or affection among her new in-laws, who can't seem to understand how a way of life that was once so familiar could become so frightening.   To make matters worse, Hettie barely knows the man whose child she's carrying. By the time the war finally came to an end — and she accepted his proposal of a hasty marriage — Col. Alfred Taylor had spent more time as her penfriend than her lover.   He's the only family she has in Niagara-on-the-Lake, but Alfred might be too caught up with his own problems to notice Hettie's ongoing battle. Both husband and wife are still fighting the ghosts of the Great War, but will they realize how similar their demons are before it's too late?

    Author

    Melina Druga

    Melina Druga is a freelance journalist, history enthusiast and author.  Her focus is on the period 1890-1920 with a particular interest in WWI and how the war changed the lives of ordinary people.   Based in the Midwest, Melina lives with her husband, daughter and cat. Follow Melina on social media @MelinaDruga. For more information, visit www.melinadruga.com. 

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