A review by mary00
Band of Sisters by Lauren Willig

4.0

I enjoyed learning about the Smith college graduates who formed a unit to help the French people rebuild during World War I. This was something in history I knew nothing about and I feel inspired by these courageous and strong women. The audiobook narration was great (Julia Whelan for the win, as always). I also appreciated the format. Each chapter starts out with a letter from one of the women (heavily based on actual letters, according to the historical note), then the chapter goes on to conceptualize events from the letter.

There were times in the middle that it felt just a bit repetitive, and I had the thought that the length could have been edited down just a bit, but I did not feel that way by the end. The ending was especially satisfying and focused on hope and resilience instead of the grimness of war.

I am glad I read this one.