In Picardy's Fields: Prequel to The Diamond Courier - Paperback

by Hannah Byron (Author)

"In Picardy's Fields is one of this best WWI novels I've ever read. I especially like the emerging role of women in the military and in the medical field. Great characters, great settings, and great story."-Amazon Reviewer

France, 1918

Two women. A doctor and a spy. And the deadly Great War that never seems to end.

Agnès

Agnès de Saint-Aubin, a Parisian baroness and Sorbonne-educated doctor, is the first female surgeon deployed on the frontlines. Together with the attractive but married American doctor Alan Bell, Agnès saves as many soldiers' lives as possible in a war hospital at Château de Dragoncourt in Picardy.

When the Château is captured by the Germans, Agnès' secret puts her staff and patients at risk, and the war for her turns personal. With her life on the line, will Alan be able to keep her safe?

Madeleine

As a brave young woman determined to make a difference, Madeleine de Dragoncourt escapes her Swiss finishing school to join her siblings at Château de Dragoncourt.

When she discovers her home is overrun by the German army, she disguises herself as a man and sets out to save her family and friends from captivity. But can one young girl outwit a powerful enemy?

Agnès de Saint-Aubin and Madeleine de Dragoncourt will stop at nothing to save their loved ones and protect their people. As strong women they defy their traditional role and fight side-by-side with their male counterparts.

In Picardy's Fields is the WW1 prequel to the gripping and heartbreaking WWII novels in The Resistance Girls Series. The stories of the daughters of the WW1 mothers. Book 2 and onwards tell their tales of love, loss, and liberty. But above all, the courage it took to stand up to the Nazis and hold on to hope in that second deadly War. A captivating historical fiction series set in 20th Century Europe.