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The Way Back

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Reads 38,361
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Parts 55
Time 12h 48m

The Way Back ~ Band of Brothers 

Lia Raith has fought a war of her own for as long as she can remember.

At ten, her life is shattered. At eighteen, she's thrust into the brutality of World War II. By twenty-one, she crosses paths with Easy Company; a group of paratroopers who will change the course of her life forever.

Born a carefree child, Lia is now a hardened soldier, her past marked by unthinkable loss and violence. The things she's seen, the things she's done, have carved a cold, unfeeling exterior. But beneath that armor, the ghosts of her past still whisper, threatening to consume her.

Thrown into the chaotic, rowdy world of Easy Company, Lia finds herself clashing with men who are as broken as she is. But in their camaraderie, in the bonds they form through blood and war, Lia starts to believe something she's long abandoned: that she can be more than the soldier she's become.

As she battles the darkness within, Lia finds herself hoping they can be the ones to show her the way back.

Band of Brothers
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