Annie the Book reviewed Good Night, Irene by Luis Alberto Urrea
Good Night, Irene, by Luis Alberto Urrea
3 stars
In the middle of World War II, Irene Woodward escapes an abusive fiancé to join a little-known organization: the American Red Cross Clubmobile Service. She and other women travel just behind the battle lines to deliver hot coffee and fresh doughnuts to soldiers and airmen. It might sound a bit frivolous but Irene’s experience (and historical evidence) shows that the women of the ARC clubmobiles genuinely improved morale wherever they went. In Good Night, Irene, Luis Alberto Urrea shares Irene’s story as she escapes New York, travels to England, then accompanies troops from the Normandy landings, the Battle of the Bulge, and the fight across Germany in the last months of the war...
Read the rest of my review at A Bookish Type. I received a free copy of this book from the publisher via NetGalley, for review consideration.