A Volunteer Nurse on the Western Front

A Volunteer Nurse on the Western Front
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Publisher : Random House
Total Pages : 204
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ISBN-10 : 9780753550755
ISBN-13 : 075355075X
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Book Synopsis A Volunteer Nurse on the Western Front by : Olive Dent

Download or read book A Volunteer Nurse on the Western Front written by Olive Dent and published by Random House. This book was released on 2014-02-27 with total page 204 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Starring Oona Chaplin as a V.A.D. (Voluntary Aid Detachment), and Suranne Jones and Hermione Norris as trained nurses, The Crimson Field is a gripping drama set in a tented hospital on the coast of France, where plucky real-life V.A.D. Olive Dent served two years of the Great War, and kept this extraordinarily vivid diary of day-to-day life – ever cheerful through the bitter cold, the chilblains, hunger and exhaustion. Resilient, courageous and resourceful, nurses, doctors and patients alike do their best to support each other. A Christmas fancy-dress ball, a concert performed by a stoic orchestra covered in bandages, church services held in a marquee and letters from Blighty all keep spirits up in camp, as wounded soldiers suffer terribly with quiet dignity on the makeshift wards, and nurses rush round tirelessly to make them as comfortable as possible. With original illustrations throughout by fellow V.A.D.s, Olive’s memoir is a fascinating period piece, a rare first-hand account of this little-known story, which will resonate very strongly with viewers of The Crimson Field.

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