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Sisters of the Storm: Don’t miss this emotional and heart-warming World War II novel, based on true events – brand new in 2026!
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Expected 8 Dec 26From the USA Today bestselling author of Sisters of War, this is a heart-stopping story of lost love, family drama, resilience and courage in World War II – perfect for fans of Heather Morris, Mandy Robotham and Kate Quinn. Pre-order now!
'Kortchik has penned a raw, unflinching account of wartime survival.' Susan Meissner
Albania, 1943. When US Army nurses and identical twins Andrea and Nicole find themselves stranded in a remote area of the war-torn country, their only route to safety is a perilous trek through the mountains with the Germans on their tail.
On the long and risky journey, the treacherous conditions push both of them – and Andrea’s marriage – to the limits.
When a chance encounter brings Darren, Nicole’s first love, back into their lives, a long-held secret threatens to tear the sisters apart. As the enemy moves ever closer and the danger continues to mount, will the chance to rebuild their relationship be lost forever?
Readers love Lana Kortchik
‘Absolutely wonderful! I recommend all Lana’s books, but I believe this one is my favourite and her best yet! TEN STARS!’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
‘This book packs a powerful punch… [it] makes your heart soar with every flight, pound in every battle, and break with every loss.’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
‘A story I won’t be forgetting any time soon… I highly recommend this book.’⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
‘Beautiful novel. Loved the way it is written. The characters and the era are well portrayed, wrapped in the history of WWII.’⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
‘Lana Kortchik has a great writing style and the historical elements were everything that I was hoping for.’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
'Kortchik has penned a raw, unflinching account of wartime survival.' Susan Meissner
Albania, 1943. When US Army nurses and identical twins Andrea and Nicole find themselves stranded in a remote area of the war-torn country, their only route to safety is a perilous trek through the mountains with the Germans on their tail.
On the long and risky journey, the treacherous conditions push both of them – and Andrea’s marriage – to the limits.
When a chance encounter brings Darren, Nicole’s first love, back into their lives, a long-held secret threatens to tear the sisters apart. As the enemy moves ever closer and the danger continues to mount, will the chance to rebuild their relationship be lost forever?
Readers love Lana Kortchik
‘Absolutely wonderful! I recommend all Lana’s books, but I believe this one is my favourite and her best yet! TEN STARS!’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
‘This book packs a powerful punch… [it] makes your heart soar with every flight, pound in every battle, and break with every loss.’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
‘A story I won’t be forgetting any time soon… I highly recommend this book.’⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
‘Beautiful novel. Loved the way it is written. The characters and the era are well portrayed, wrapped in the history of WWII.’⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
‘Lana Kortchik has a great writing style and the historical elements were everything that I was hoping for.’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
- GenresHistorical Fiction
288 pages, Paperback
Expected publication December 8, 2026
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About the author
Lana Kortchik
9 books453 followersLana Kortchik grew up in two opposite corners of the Soviet Union – the snow-white Siberian town of Tomsk and the golden-domed Ukrainian capital, Kyiv. At the age of sixteen, she moved to Australia with her mother. Lana and her family live on the Central Coast of NSW, where it never snows and is always summer-warm.
Lana studied IT at university and, as a student, wrote poetry in Russian that she hid from everyone. For over a decade after graduating, she worked as a computer programmer. When she returned to university to complete her history degree, her favourite lecturer encouraged her to write fiction. She hasn’t looked back, and never goes anywhere without her favourite pen because you never know when the inspiration might strike.
Lana’s short stories appeared in many magazines and anthologies, and she was the winner of the Historical Novel Society Autumn 2012 Short Fiction competition. She is the author of USA Today bestsellers Sisters of War and Daughters of the Resistance, published by HQ Stories, an imprint of Harper Collins UK.
Lana also writes psychological thrillers under the pen name of Lana Newton.
To find out more, please visit http://www.lanakortchik.com.
Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/lanakortchik
Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/lanakortchik
Lana studied IT at university and, as a student, wrote poetry in Russian that she hid from everyone. For over a decade after graduating, she worked as a computer programmer. When she returned to university to complete her history degree, her favourite lecturer encouraged her to write fiction. She hasn’t looked back, and never goes anywhere without her favourite pen because you never know when the inspiration might strike.
Lana’s short stories appeared in many magazines and anthologies, and she was the winner of the Historical Novel Society Autumn 2012 Short Fiction competition. She is the author of USA Today bestsellers Sisters of War and Daughters of the Resistance, published by HQ Stories, an imprint of Harper Collins UK.
Lana also writes psychological thrillers under the pen name of Lana Newton.
To find out more, please visit http://www.lanakortchik.com.
Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/lanakortchik
Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/lanakortchik
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Review of advance copy received from Netgalley
Sisters of the Storm is based on a true event, but it was new to me. The story begins in November of 1943 with a nail-biting, terrifying flight carrying a team of American nurses and medics to Bari, Italy, where they intend to pick up the most seriously wounded soldiers for medical evacuation. The weather is violent, tossing the plane around, when the Luftwaffe attacks them and ultimately forces them to crash in Albania. Miraculously, not a single life was lost, but they are in Nazi-occupied territory, and woefully unprepared for survival in brutal winter conditions in the mountains. The story is told through the voices of identical twins, Andrea and Nicole, nurses from Detroit. Andrea's husband, Brian, a flight surgeon, is part of this team too. Told with flashbacks, we slowly learn about their lives in Detroit. Many readers will recognize the signs of domestic abuse and victimization by a controlling husband. I found the descriptions of Albanian culture fascinating. The generosity of strangers, sharing what little they had with the Americans, warmed my soul. My favorite characters were Gina, the leader of the Albanian partisans, who took the Americans under his wing, and Agnesa, the kindly grandmother in Berat. I cried when she gave Nicole the kitchen towel with a map of Albania she had embroidered, so Nicole wouldn't forget her. I also loved that Andrea's comfort book was Anna Karenina, which she kept with her at all times. Sisters of the Storm is everything I love about well-written historical fiction: the opportunity to painlessly learn new information and to feel what it was like to live through it. I'm grateful to Lana Kortchik for her research on this little-known event and her gifted writing skills, which allowed me to vicariously visit Albania.
My thanks to NetGalley and HQ Digital for the opportunity to read this ARC. This review and all opinions are entirely my own.
My thanks to NetGalley and HQ Digital for the opportunity to read this ARC. This review and all opinions are entirely my own.
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