Shreve is one of my favorite authors because her books are all so different from one another. In Stella Bain we are transported to Europe during WWI. A woman wakes up in a field hospital. She is wearing a British nurse's aide uniform. So she assumes she must be British but she can't remember anything. Those around her quickly assess that with her accent she has to be an American! As she recovers from her wound she struggles to remember something about herself. She comes up with the name Stella Bain although she knows that isn't her name. Her skills in the field do come to her and she is able to carry on with helping the Doctors with the wounded and driving ambulances. When she hears someone talking about The Admiralty (it's a building in London) she somehow knows that it is important for her to go there.
She makes her way to London but by the time she arrives she is quite ill. Fortunately a woman is looking out her window and sees Stella trying to hold herself up. Lily Bridge, wife of a surgeon, is a compassionate woman who insists on taking Stella into her home for some food, warmth and a bed. She stays with the couple and Dr. Bridge becomes quite interested in helping Stella regain her memories
I enjoyed the story and the time-frame of the book.
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