Description:
Berlin, 1916. Boston-born opera singer Josephine Marzynski is trapped in Germany during World War I. Torn between her music studies and loyalty to America, she discovers the truest anthem of freedom is the one she creates.
Brief description: Splitting her time between Cape Cod, New Hampshire, and snowbird destinations, Janis Robinson Daly finds a spot for reading and writing wherever she might land. Inspired by the discovery that an ancestor founded the Woman's Medical College of PA, Daly's first two books honor the work of pioneering women in medicine. Her third book, Under Two Flags, is a retelling of a memoir from World War I originally ghostwritten by Daly's grandfather, Eliot H. Robinson, Sr. Daly graduated from Wheaton College, Norton MA, at the time a women's college, where she developed a keen appreciation of female-centric issues. Her annual literary citizenship program, #31titleswomeninhistory, has gained recognition from historical fiction authors and avid readers as an innovative way to celebrate Women's History Month in March.
Review Quotes:
"Janis Robinson Daly provides an intimate and refreshingly personal perspective. Rather than focusing solely on battlefields and generals, she places us inside the heart of a young woman whose greatest weapon is her voice. This novel...is thoughtful, immersive, and emotionally sincere without becoming sentimental. In the end, Under Two Flags reminds us that patriotism, identity, and art are rarely simple." -Suzie Housley, Midwest Book Review