{"product_id":"good-night-irene-paperback","title":"Good Night, Irene - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eLuis Alberto Urrea\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis\u003ci\u003e New York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling novel tells an exhilarating World War II epic that chronicles an extraordinary young woman's heroic frontline service in the Red Cross. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \"Urrea's touch is sure, his exuberance carries you through . . . He is a generous writer, not just in his approach to his craft but in the broader sense of what he feels necessary to capture about life itself.\" --\u003ci\u003eFinancial Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In 1943, Irene Woodward abandons an abusive fiancé in New York to enlist with the Red Cross and head to Europe. She makes fast friends in training with Dorothy Dunford, a towering Midwesterner with a ferocious wit. Together they are part of an elite group of women, nicknamed Donut Dollies, who command military vehicles called Clubmobiles at the front line, providing camaraderie and a taste of home that may be the only solace before troops head into battle. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e After D-Day, these two intrepid friends join the Allied soldiers streaming into France. Their time in Europe will see them embroiled in danger, from the Battle of the Bulge to the liberation of Buchenwald. Through her friendship with Dorothy, and a love affair with a courageous American fighter pilot named Hans, Irene learns to trust again. Her most fervent hope, which becomes more precarious by the day, is for all three of them to survive the war intact. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Taking as inspiration his mother's own Red Cross service, Luis Alberto Urrea has delivered an overlooked story of women's heroism in World War II. With its affecting and uplifting portrait of friendship and valor in harrowing circumstances, \u003ci\u003eGood Night, Irene \u003c\/i\u003epowerfully demonstrates yet again that Urrea's \"gifts as a storyteller are prodigious\" (NPR).\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e A finalist for the Pulitzer Prize for his landmark work of nonfiction \u003ci\u003eThe Devil's Highway\u003c\/i\u003e, now in its thirty-fourth paperback printing, \u003cb\u003eLuis Alberto Urrea\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of numerous other works of nonfiction, poetry, and fiction, including the national bestsellers \u003ci\u003eThe Hummingbird's Daughter \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eThe House of Broken Angels, \u003c\/i\u003ea National Book Critics Circle Award finalist. A recipient of an American Academy of Arts and Letters Award, among many other honors, he lives outside Chicago and teaches at the University of Illinois Chicago. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 432\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.21 x 8.23 x 5.57 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 04, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51748136124704,"sku":"9780316265959","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/e0cc52b258263d25eac4069b8ac9317f.webp?v=1779905097","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/good-night-irene-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}