Book Launch - Tosca Lee - The Long March Home: A World War II Novel of the Pacific
Date and Time for this Past Event
- Saturday, Apr 29, 2023 4pm - 6pm
Location
Francie & Finch Bookshop
130 S. 13th St.
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JOIN US ON SATURDAY, APRIL 29TH AT 4:00 AS TOSCA LEE PRESENTS HER NEW BOOK, CO-WRITTEN WITH MARCUS BROTHERTON, THE LONG MARCH HOME: A WORLD WAR II NOVEL OF THE PACIFIC!
About the Book:
Jimmy Propfield joined the army for two reasons: to get out of Mobile, Alabama, with his best friends Hank and Billy and to forget his high school sweetheart, Claire.
Life in the Philippines seems like paradise–until the morning of December 8, 1941, when news comes from Manila: Imperial Japan has bombed Pearl Harbor. Within hours, the teenage friends are plunged into war as enemy warplanes attack Luzon, beginning a battle for control of the Pacific Theater that will culminate with a last stand on the Bataan Peninsula and end with the largest surrender of American troops in history.
What follows will become known as one of the worst atrocities in modern warfare: the Bataan Death March. With no hope of rescue, the three friends vow to make it back home together. But the ordeal is only the beginning of their nearly four-year fight to survive.
Inspired by true stories, The Long March Home is a gripping coming-of-age tale of friendship, sacrifice, and the power of unrelenting hope.
About the Authors:
Tosca Lee is the New York Times bestselling author of 11 novels, including The Line Between, The Progeny, The Legend of Sheba, and Iscariot. Lee’s work has been praised as “deeply human,” “powerful,” and “mind-bending historical fiction.”
Marcus Brotherton is the New York Times, USA Today, Publishers Weekly, and Wall Street Journal bestselling author or coauthor of more than 25 books that have been called “fascinating,” “brilliantly arranged,” “magical,” and “refreshingly frank.”