The Nora Murphy Letters
The Great War tore their world apart, but they held onto hope Across the Divide.
It’s 1917, and the world is at war. For Nora Murphy, a young telephone operator in Halifax, her heart belongs to Patrick Doyle, a Canadian soldier preparing to face the brutal, muddy trenches of France. Their letters are their only lifeline, a constant reminder of the future they hope to share.
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But the ravages of war and fate are poised to test their resolve. As Patrick’s company is sent to the merciless Battle of Ypres, he is thrust into a hellish landscape where survival is a daily struggle.
Back in Halifax, an unthinkable catastrophe shatters Nora’s world: a massive explosion in the harbour devastates the city, tearing their families apart.
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Separated by an ocean and two tragedies, Nora and Patrick must each fight to survive in a world changed forever. When all seems lost, will they find their way back to each other?
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