Beyond This Place of Wrath and Tears, Jack Ford
Beyond This Place of Wrath and Tears, Jack Ford
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Beyond This Place of Wrath and Tears

Author: Jack Ford

Narrator: Cynthia Farrell

Unabridged: 10 hr 32 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 05/27/2025


Synopsis

Washington, DC, April 1954: Lee Carson, former war correspondent, is frustrated that her journalism career has been relegated to society events and fashion stories. But when she receives a tip about a Russian spy in a high-ranking government position at the height of the Cold War, she feels the thrill of a story that she hasn't felt since she was on the front lines of the European theater . . .

London, December 1943: As war rages on across Europe, twenty-two-year-old Lee Carson is waging a private battle of her own. An American-born correspondent for the International News Service, Lee is determined to cover the war from the field. But no woman, certainly not an attractive young woman with no military experience, will be allowed near the front lines.

Lee is not easily dissuaded. And as the Allied forces prepare to take the fight to the enemy, her gift for boosting public morale is seen a valuable weapon. Assigned to cover the build-up to the invasion of Nazi-held Europe, she constantly wrangles with authorities in order to get to the heart of the action. From talking herself onto a bomber and flying over the beaches of Normandy at the start of D-Day to other feats of daring, she witnesses and reports on the war's most pivotal moments.

About Jack Ford

Jack Ford has been an American news personality for over two decades. Following his early career as a prominent trial attorney, he has worked as an anchor/correspondent for Court TV, NBC News, ABC News, and CBS News. He has received two Emmy Awards, a Peabody Award, an American Radio and Television Award, a National Headliner Award, and the March of Dimes FDR Award. A graduate of Yale University and the Fordham University School of Law, he is a visiting lecturer at Yale, NYU, and the University of Virginia, teaching a seminar on famous trials.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Shantha (ShanthasBookEra) on May 27, 2025

The story of American journalist Lee Carson is fascinating from both the perspective of the Allied invasion in Europe as well as women breaking gender norms and paving the way for future generations of women. This is a unique perspective on WWII in that so many different aspects of what was happenin......more

Goodreads review by Sabrina on May 27, 2025

4 STARS Dual Timeline, Third Person POV, Based on True Events, Historical Fiction, Inspirational In 1943, at the young age of twenty-two, Lee Carson was a news correspondent for the International News Service during World War 2. Nicknamed The Rhine Maiden, she became one of the first and only women to......more

Goodreads review by Sherry on April 04, 2025

Very interesting, exciting, scary, and definitely worth reading! Lee Carson’s life was not boring or without danger. Amazing story!......more

Goodreads review by Michelle on May 19, 2025

Beyond This Place of Wrath and Tears was a historical fiction novel based on the extraordinary life of American journalist Lee Carson. Female journalist Lee Carson served as a war correspondent during WWII. Carson was reporting from the frontlines at a time when female journalists were restricted fr......more

Goodreads review by dianas_books_cars_coffee on May 26, 2025

4.5 rounded up "Beyond this Place of Wrath and Tears, Looms but the horror of the Shade, And yet the menace of the years Finds, and shall find me unafraid" - William Ernest Henley In 1943, Lee Carson served as a correspondent for International News Service. While war raged, she was in London, awaiting as......more