Book
The war nurse : a novel / Tracey Enerson Wood.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781492698166
- ISBN: 1492698164
- Physical Description: 294 pages ; 24 cm.
- Publisher: Naperville, Illinois : Sourcebooks Landmark, [2021]
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| Genre: | War fiction. Historical fiction. Biographical fiction. |
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- 1 of 1 copy available at Town of Orford Libraries.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Orford Social Library | FIC ENE | 34190000120039 | New items | Available | - |
Summary:
"Superintendent of Nurses Julia Stimson and sixty-five inexperienced young nurses arrive on the front lines of WWI to find chaos. With 1,300 soldiers stuffed into a facility built for 500, providing even the most basic care is challenging-and Julia quickly learns that male doctors see her as a threat to their authority. Based on a true story, The War Nurse follows Julia through WWI in France, while the 1918 Spanish flu pandemic overwhelms medical resources. Julia must confront an unthinkable choice-to challenge her profession and risk her hard-won career, or to let the people she loves die in her arms"--
