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Blessed Are the Merciful Paperback – April 5, 2011

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Nine hours after Pearl Harbor, the Japanese attack the Philippine Islands, totally surprising it's commanding general, Douglas MacArthur.  It started a war which was to last for four years.  It is historical fiction, based on real facts.  I include letters, documentation, quotes, and even poetry.  The main characters are an Army nurse, Susan, and an Army soldier, Elton, who are separated after the American forces are ordered to surrender.  They are starving, out of medicine, ammunition, and supplies.  America has decided to arm the European theatre first.  They are separated into different internment camps, and both of them join the Philippine Underground.  Elton walks the notorious Bataan Death March, works in Camp O'Donnell, River B'said, Camp Cabanatuan, and even is on two Hell Ships before being rescued by the Underground.
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Joyce Shaughnessy lives in Midland, Texas with her husband and has written two other books, A Healing Place, Merciful are the Blessed, and Texas Gold.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Xlibris
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ April 5, 2011
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 220 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1456898183
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1456898182
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 11.7 ounces
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6 x 0.5 x 9 inches
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    4.8 out of 5 stars 6 ratings

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The author lives in Atascocita, Texas, which is a suburb of the greater Houston area. When her late husband, Dennis, died in 2018, she moved from Midland, Texas, in order to be closer to family. She has never regretted the move and has especially enjoyed being close to her two sisters. She has two daughters and four granddaughters.

Joyce has written and published five adult fiction books and one children's book.

Her latest book is "Glory Lost," tells the story of Sadie, sixteen. She witnesses her parents' murders at the hands of Confederate Raiders. Driven by revenge, she dresses like a man and joins the Union Army as a prestigious Sharpshooter attached to Sherman's Army in his March to the Sea and till the end of the Civil War. She finds love from a very unexpected source, and runs from a man who is trying to steal her land and has vowed to either bed her or kill her.

"Mr. Grumpy Lizard Meets the Giggling Girls" is written for ages 5-8. Her Majesty, Queen Craggy Crocodile, sends Mr. Grumpy Lizard to meet the four Human cousins and eventually makes them the Official Ambassadors of Happiness. The book is written with her four granddaughters as characters. Dennis Shaughnessy, the author's husband, illustrates the book with watercolor. It is a fun read for children of all ages.

The series titled "The Pearl of the Orient," composed of three historical fiction novels, was published from 2010 through 2013. Some of the main characters are carried through from the first through the third book.

"A Healing Place" is the first novel of the series and follows a family's trials and joy through the Great American Depression in the dust bowl and the

heartache and suffering of WWII in the Philippines when their son-in-law walks the Death March. The author grew up from ages 1 - 10 in Texon, the small oil camp where the Miller family settles and finds their "healing place."

"Blessed Are the Merciful" follows an American Army soldier and Army nurse who fall in love in Manila just before the Japanese attack on December 8, 1941. They are married on the island of Corregidor and then separated for the duration of the war. The author did extensive research regarding the American men and women who fought the war on the island nations.

"The Unsurrendered," the third and last novel of the series, involves the lives of an American officer and the Filipina woman he marries. They are instrumental in gathering the 260,000 Filipino and American men and women who make up the partisan group which aided the Allied forces during the war. The group they lead is named "The Unsurrendered," which is a term used by General MacArthur when he orders some of his own men to flee capture before the fall of Bataan and Corregidor. He orders them to become "unsurrendered." The author again did extensive research to many aspects of the WWII in the Pacific, focusing on the Philippines and it's partisan groups which united to form one of the largest and most effective of the war.

"The Gryffon Master, Curse of the Lich King" a fantasy tale co-written by four amazing authors. It is an adult fantasy centering around two men, a Viking and an Arab, who suddenly find themselves thrust into a magical and terrible world of liches, trolls, and dragons. They must work together, aided by a small band of helpers who wish to rid their land from the evil which holds it captive. The two men find that they must fulfill a destiny which unfolds before them. The story is full of action and surprising twists at every turn.

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  • Reviewed in the United States on December 12, 2012
    Format: PaperbackVerified Purchase
    Joyce has done it again. After a wonderful story in, "A Healing Place," she had surpassed that with a story of the Pacific war beginning with the attack on Pearl Harbor, continuing with the Japanese attack on the Phillipine and the American army there. General MacArthur's order to leave for Australia, leaving the Army, including nurses, to
    face the Japanese without replacement of any needed supplies. To tell you more would spoil the story of how they survived the brutal treatment of the Japanese. As Joyce told me by e-mail, this book is full of surprises. I like the way she uses parallel plots which she eventually, skillfully brings together. I also like her development of characters who are persistent and are constantly improving themselves in life. For a "sentimental slob (my sister's definition) like me, I was frequently brought to tears by some of the occurrences in the book. It is an
    enjoyable story, but keep a kleenex handy.
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  • Reviewed in the United States on April 14, 2018
    Format: Kindle
    First let me say that I both liked the book but disliked the content. I was familiar with the Bataan Death March because I grew up in that period of time, but all I knew was of the march itself, so I was in for a shock! Dreadful! Overall your book deserves raves, however, your introduction wasn’t as complete as I would have liked because Elton and Susan were the characters to whom you would ultimately fasten your story.
    Of the rest of your book, I can only say wow! Your prose started off as prose should, by getting on with the story you had to tell. But believe me, it got precise, pointed, and descriptive in a way that revealed the cruelty the Japanese soldiers reveled in inflicting. I didn’t relish this reading, but I recognize the need for history to be more aware of these happenings. For that reason, I thank you for having the courage to share it with the public and hope that you will have tons of readers.
  • Reviewed in the United States on June 13, 2017
    This is an interesting story of war and wartime romance. It is both poignant and adventurous. A fabulous read.
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  • Reviewed in the United States on April 23, 2012
    Format: Paperback
    A secret corner of history brilliantly explained. This is a period I knew very little about. Educational and told in gripping style - my second book by this author! Recommend them both.
    If, like me, you're a bloke - don't be put off by the Mills & Boone romantic cover. (but ladies - there is some! so don't let me put YOU off!)
    This is a gritty story - without being gross or overly graphic displaying some of the worst atrocities of the war. But does it have a happy ending? Read it and see!
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