Overview

From bestselling author Erika Robuck comes the perilous and awe-inspiring true story of award-winning photojournalist Dickey Chapelle as she risks everything to show the American people the price of war through the lens of her camera.

Manhattan, 1954.

Since her arrest for disobeying orders and going ashore at Iwo Jima almost a decade earlier, combat correspondent Georgette “Dickey” Chapelle has been unmoored. Her military accreditation revoked, her marriage failing, and her savings dwindling, Dickey jumps at the next opportunity. In the aftermath of a an assignment gone wrong, a flame is lit deep inside Dickey—to survive in order to be the world’s witness to war from the front lines.

Never content to report on battles unless her own boots are on the ground, Dickey and her camera journey with American and international soldiers from frozen wastelands to raging seas to luscious jungles, revealing one woman’s extraordinary courage and tenacity in the face of discrimination and danger. And it’s along the way, in Dickey’s desire to save the world, she realizes she might also be saving herself.

At a time when a woman’s heroic spirit often gave way to homeland reality, Dickey blazed a trail for the revolutionary hearts inside us all.

Review

Since her arrest for disobeying orders and going ashore at Iwo Jima almost a decade earlier, combat correspondent Georgette “Dickey” Chapelle has been unmoored. Her military accreditation revoked, her marriage failing, and her savings dwindling, Dickey jumps at the next opportunity. In the aftermath of a an assignment gone wrong, a flame is lit deep inside Dickey—to survive in order to be the world’s witness to war from the front lines.

There is a lot of information in this novel and it is captivating. The intensity, especially when Dickey is in a communist prison in Hungary, will keep you on the edge of your seat.

Dickey did not take no for an answer nor did she follow the rules. And this got her into a lot of trouble in almost every country she was ever in. Now, the section about Cuba is interesting but it just didn’t captivate me quite like the other parts of the book. Probably because I have read several books about this and knew a good bit about what was happening.

Y’all know I love a book which has me researching. Georgette “Dickey” Chapelle was a fascinating woman. I could not help but look her up. I wanted to see some of her work. She truly was an amazing photographer!

This book is well researched, compelling and intense. This is full of drama about a strong woman every one needs to know about.

Need an interesting tale about a unique lady based on a true story…THIS IS IT! Grab your copy today!

I received this novel from the publisher for a honest review.

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