Wild Embers - Softcover

Bunkley, Anita Richmond

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Softcover

ISBN 10: 0451179749 ISBN 13: 9780451179746

Publisher: Signet, 1996

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Working at a prestigious private practice after the outbreak of World War II despite racial tensions, African-American nurse Janelle Roy turns to civil rights lawyer Dalton Graham when she is blamed for the death of a patient. Reprint.

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This World War II story has many ups and downs. In Columbus, Georgia, Janelle Taylor, a young nurse with lofty ambitions and a knack for re-creating her upbringing, finds herself in the midst of a scandal. The scandal coincides with the military's removal of the ban on racial barriers. She opts to make a fresh start by enlisting in the army as a military nurse stationed in Tuskegee, Alabama. Taylor continually finds herself ecstatic over one event only to be shattered by another. Her relationships with the men in her life--brother, Perry; attorney, Dalton; and lover, Lance--provide an intricate weave of romance, anger, and disbelief. During the war, her relationships are forever changed: she loses her brother, finds the greatest love of her life, and manages to assist the NAACP in integrating the local segregated manufacturer. Not only is Wild Embers the charming place that Lance calls home, but it is also a story about the quicksilver nature of emotions, memories, and responses of a life evolving. Lillian Lewis

From Publishers Weekly:

Bunkley's novel explores the roles of African Americans in the WWII military, focusing on the budding romance between a nurse and a pilot.
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