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

BESTSELLING Prequel to The Resistance Girl Series A Parisienne, a doctor, a baroness. In 1918, Agnès de Saint-Aubin is the first female surgeon who goes to the frontlines to save lives. But Agnès has a secret that can put the staff and patients in jeopardy.

Château de Dragoncourt in Picardy has been turned into a war hospital right behind the Hindenburg line. Together with the attractive-but married-Dr. Alan Bell, Agnès fights a desperate fight to save Allied lives.

Until the castle is captured by the Germans and the war for Agnès turns private. She becomes both a dangerous liability-and a mighty weapon. Can Alan save her?

A teenager, a go-getter, a countess. Madeleine de Dragoncourt no longer accepts being sidelined to a Swiss finishing school. Her place is in the thick of the action.

Even if it means running away to join her siblings who are working as medics at the Château. When the Germans conquer her home, Madeleine knows she has to take action. Singlehandedly she decides to rescue her family and friends held prisoner inside.

But can a mere teenager defeat an entire German army? In Picardy's Fields is an homage to Agnès and Madeleine, two brave young women in WW1. nIn 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 n France, 1918 n Two women. A doctor and a spy.

And the deadly Great War that never seems to end. n Agnès n 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 n 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 an