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John Andrews
ALLi Author Member
Location: United States of America (the)
John F. Andrews began writing fiction in 2012. The spark that ignited the flame was a true story strange enough to be fiction set in the 1930s. You can read about it when his novel Beware is released. This launched his historical fiction writing career. His novels leverage his fascination with history along with his knowledge and experience as a physician and a Marine Corps father. The latter has given him an intimate understanding of what it is like to be a service family member. It led to an intense interest in the history of the United States Marine Corps and the US Navy medical personnel who provide the medical care for Marines.
Andrews was born in Chicago and raised in Wisconsin and Minnesota. After earning a BA in psychology, he completed medical school at the University of Minnesota. He trained in internal medicine at Beaumont Hospital in Royal Oak, Michigan, and then completed a pulmonary medicine fellowship at the University of Chicago. He earned board certifications in Internal, Pulmonary, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine. After a successful practice in Green Bay, Wisconsin, he and his wife, Sue, moved to Manhattan, Montana. He joined his local volunteer fire department and trained as an EMT and basic wildland firefighter, became its medical officer, and served on the department for seven years. John and Sue moved to Arvada, Colorado, in 2024 where they enjoy family and the magnificent Rocky Mountains.
John Andrews' books
Dogs Don't Cry - Novels of The Great War
Dogs Don’t Cry is a dog novel wrapped inside a coming-of-age story about two orphaned World War I French teenaged refugees.
France, 1918. Abby is a border collie who allows the Durand family to call her their pet. She considers herself to be a genius among dogs and is quite opinionated. Her boy, Marcel Durand, is fifteen. He idolizes his father, an elite soldier who is fighting for France. He struggles with uncertainty about his own courage as he approaches military age. Marcel’s thirteen-year-old sister, Geneviève, is bedridden with severe pneumonia that she is convinced will kill her. The family watches their village evacuate as the German spring offensive barrels toward them after the doctor advises their mother that Geneviève won’t survive a strenuous journey. Finally, with no choice left, they attempt a last-minute escape. Tragedy forces the children and Abby to flee on their own.
Marcel, and Geneviève need to find their only nearby relative, a distant cousin named Henri. He lives in Paris, but they have never met him. They don’t know his last name or address. Abby is the key. She lived with Henri before joining their family. They confront adversity and discover personal courage, armed with hope, determination, and their faith in Abby as they flee the coming tidal wave of war.
An American Nurse in Paris - Novels of the Great War
Paris. 1918.
Staring into the muzzle of a French policeman’s pistol . . .
Journalist Alice Simmons’s last chance to stay alive is a nursing degree she never intended to use. A lowly job in a Red Cross hospital becomes the scoop of her career—and the key to her heart.
Alice’s ambition to be a Great War correspondent careens headlong into a wall of sexism and deceit. The officer in charge of the American Army press office refuses to authorize Alice to leave Paris unless she agrees to certain favors. One evening, his lust escalates to a drunken assault. The unsuccessful attacker begins a campaign of false allegations to explain his injuries and cover up his crime. These culminate when he accuses her of being a German spy.
A nursing assistant job in an American Red Cross military hospital is Alice’s only hope. She confronts chaos and heartbreak as American casualties from the Battle of Belleau Wood flood her ward. A tragic death amid the human wreckage of war unlocks Alice’s compassion and her capacity to love, both long-buried after a childhood tragedy. Her patients’ courage and support from unexpected allies inspire Alice’s fight to restore her honor.
An American Nurse in Paris - Novels of the Great War
Paris. 1918.
Staring into the muzzle of a French policeman’s pistol . . .
Journalist Alice Simmons’s last chance to stay alive is a nursing degree she never intended to use. A lowly job in a Red Cross hospital becomes the scoop of her career—and the key to her heart.
Alice’s ambition to be a Great War correspondent careens headlong into a wall of sexism and deceit. The officer in charge of the American Army press office refuses to authorize Alice to leave Paris unless she agrees to certain favors. One evening, his lust escalates to a drunken assault. The unsuccessful attacker begins a campaign of false allegations to explain his injuries and cover up his crime. These culminate when he accuses her of being a German spy.
A nursing assistant job in an American Red Cross military hospital is Alice’s only hope. She confronts chaos and heartbreak as American casualties from the Battle of Belleau Wood flood her ward. A tragic death amid the human wreckage of war unlocks Alice’s compassion and her capacity to love, both long-buried after a childhood tragedy. Her patients’ courage and support from unexpected allies inspire Alice’s fight to restore her honor.