Mare's War

By Tanita S. Davis

A grandmother's WWII past unfolds on a road trip, captivating her skeptical granddaughters.

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352 pages

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Bookroo's summary

Mare, a spirited WWII veteran, embarks on a cross-country journey with her granddaughters. As they travel, Mare's tales of joining the Women's Army Corps at a young age reveal a hidden history. Initially doubtful of Mare's eccentric style, the girls become captivated by her stories of courage and resilience. Alternating between past and present, this narrative explores Mare's daring escape from the South and her impact on her granddaughters. What secrets will the road reveal, and how will Mare's past shape their future?

From the publisher

Meet Mare, a World War II veteran and a grandmother like no other. She was once a willful teenager who escaped her less than perfect life in the deep South and lied about her age to join the African American Battalion of the Women’s Army Corps. Now she is driving her granddaughters–two willful teenagers in their own rite–on a cross-country road trip. The girls are initially skeptical of Mare’s flippy wigs and stilletos, but they soon find themselves entranced by the story she has to tell, and readers will be too. Told in alternating chapters, half of which follow Mare through her experiences as a WAC and half of which follow Mare and her granddaughters on the road in the present day, this novel introduces readers to a larger-than-life character and a fascinating chapter in African American history.