1825 - Luis Alberto Urrea - Good Night, Irene | The Book Show

July 11, 2023 00:27:26
1825 - Luis Alberto Urrea - Good Night, Irene | The Book Show
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1825 - Luis Alberto Urrea - Good Night, Irene | The Book Show

Jul 11 2023 | 00:27:26

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Show Notes

Taking as inspiration his mother’s own Red Cross service, novelist Luis Alberto Urrea has delivered an overlooked story of women’s heroism in World War II. With its portrait of friendship and valor in harrowing circumstances, Good Night, Irene, explores the "Donut Dollies," an all-women volunteer group launched by the Red Cross during WWII.

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