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Tosca Lee is my guest this week, and we chatted about the book she co-authored with Marcus Brotherton, The Long March Home. This amazing WWII novel set in the Philippines is a story of friendship and endurance. We talk about the extensive research they both did, what it was like to work with a co-author, and some of the other jobs Tosca has had along the way. Patrons get to hear more about her time as Mrs. Nebraska and how that helped her in her writing.
The Long March Home by Tosca Lee and Marcus Brotherton
Jimmy Propfield joined the army for two reasons: to get out of Mobile, Alabama, with his best friends Hank and Billy and to forget his high school sweetheart, Claire.
Life in the Philippines seems like paradise–until the morning of December 8, 1941, when news comes from Manila: Imperial Japan has bombed Pearl Harbor. Within hours, the teenage friends are plunged into war as enemy warplanes attack Luzon, beginning a battle for control of the Pacific Theater that will culminate with a last stand on the Bataan Peninsula and end with the largest surrender of American troops in history.
What follows will become known as one of the worst atrocities in modern warfare: the Bataan Death March. With no hope of rescue, the three friends vow to make it back home together. But the ordeal is only the beginning of their nearly four-year fight to survive.
Inspired by true stories, The Long March Home is a gripping coming-of-age tale of friendship, sacrifice, and the power of unrelenting hope.
“Remarkable.”–Mark Sullivan, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Beneath a Scarlet Sky
“Packed with tension.”–Lisa Wingate, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Before We Were Yours
“Such real characters.”–Rhys Bowen, New York Times bestselling author of The Venice Sketchbook
“Riveting.”–Mark Greaney, #1 New York Times bestselling author of the Gray Man series
“Utterly compelling.”–Susan Meissner, USA Today bestselling author of The Nature of Fragile Things
“Simply magnificent.”–Don Bentley, New York Times bestselling author of Hostile Intent
“Dazzling.”–Joseph Finder, New York Times bestselling author of House on Fire
“A tremendous story.”–Andrew Kaplan, New York Times bestselling author of Blue Madagascar
“Beautifully and faultlessly told.”–Steve Martini, New York Times bestselling author of Blood Flag
Get your copy of The Long March Home.
Meet Tosca Lee:
Tosca Lee is an award-winning, New York Times bestselling author.
She is the recipient of two International Book Awards, Killer Nashville’s Silver Falchion, ECPA Book of the Year in Fiction, and the Nebraska Book Award. Her work has finaled for the High Plains Book Award, the Library of Virginia Reader’s Choice Award, two Christy Awards, and a second ECPA Book of the Year. The Line Between was a Goodreads Choice Awards semifinalist for Best Mystery/Thriller of 2019. In addition to the New York Times, her books have appeared on the IndieBound bestseller list, and Library Journal’s “Best Of” lists..
Tosca received her B.A. from Smith College and lives in Nebraska with her husband, three of four children still at home, and her 160-lb. German Shepherd, Timber.
Meet Marcus Brotherton
Marcus Brotherton is a New York Times bestselling author and coauthor dedicated to writing books that inspire heroics, promote empathy, and encourage noble living. His commendations include the Christopher Award for literature “that affirms the highest values of the human spirit.” Born in British Columbia, Marcus earned a bachelor’s degree from Multnomah University in Portland, Oregon, and a master’s degree from Biola University in Los Angeles, where he graduated with high honors. He lives with his wife and their three children in the Pacific Northwest.