“Daly sensitively explores war, patriotism,
and ambition in this well-researched tale!”

—KATE QUINN, New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of The Alice Network

About Under Two Flags

Berlin 1916. Boston-born opera singer, Josephine Marzynski finds herself in the middle of Germany during the darkest hours of World War I. Torn between her music study and loyalty to America, she discovers that the truest anthem of freedom is the one she composes.

About the Author

Inspired by the discovery that an ancestor founded the Woman’s Medical College of PA, Janis Robinson Daly’s first two award-winning books celebrate the work of pioneering women in medicine. Her third book, Under Two Flags, honors the story of another woman whose life remained in the shadows of history. Under Two Flags, a retelling of Josephine Marzynski’s memoir from her time studying opera in Berlin during World War I, was originally ghostwritten by Daly's grandfather, Eliot H. Robinson, Sr.

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Praise

“Daly transforms a little-known firsthand account into a gripping tale of courage and resilience.”

—Martha Hall Kelly, New York Times Bestselling Author of Lilac Girls on
Under Two Flags

“Beautiful prose, impeccable research, multi-layered characters, and the redemptive power of music.”

—Eliza Knight, New York Times Bestselling Author of Confessions of a Grammar Queen on Under Two Flags

“Meticulously researched and beautifully written.”

—Kathleen Grissom, New York Times Bestselling Author of The Kitchen House on The Path Beneath Her Feet

“A sweeping yet
intimate novel.”

—Amanda Skenandore, Award-winning author of The Second Life of Mirielle West on The Path Beneath Her Feet

“Eliza sees the best and worst of humanity, but never falters from her mission to limit suffering and save lives.”

—Tracey Emerson Wood, Author of International Best Seller The Engineer's Wife on The Unlocked Path

“Depicting the monumental struggles early women physicians faced—
a winner.”

–Sally Cabot Gunning, author of The Widow's War and Painting the Light on
The Unlocked Path

“Eliza sees the best and worst of humanity, but never falters from her mission to limit suffering and save lives.”

—Tracey Enerson Wood, Author of International Best Seller, The Engineer's Wife 

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