Sisters of the Great War [electronic resource] : A Novel
Suzanne Feldman2021
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Inspired by real women, this powerful novel tells the story of two
unconventional American sisters who volunteer at the front during World War I
August 1914 . While Europe enters a brutal conflict unlike any waged before, the
Duncan household in Baltimore, Maryland, is the setting for a different
struggle. Ruth and Elise Duncan long to escape the roles that society, and their
controlling father, demand they play. Together, the sisters volunteer for the
war effort-Ruth as a nurse, Elise as a driver.
Stationed at a makeshift hospital in Ypres, Belgium, Ruth soon confronts war's
harshest lesson: not everyone can be saved. Rising above the appalling
conditions, she seizes an opportunity to realize her dream to practice medicine
as a doctor. Elise, an accomplished mechanic, finds purpose and an unexpected
kinship within the all-female Ambulance Corps. Through bombings, heartache and
loss, Ruth and Elise cherish an independence rarely granted to women, unaware
that their gre...
Main title:
Sisters of the Great War [electronic resource] : A Novel / Suzanne Feldman
Author:
Suzanne Feldman, Author
Imprint:
[Place of publication not identified] : MIRA, 2021
Collation:
1 online resource (1 text file) (400.0 pages)
Audience:
General/trade
System details:
Platform: epubMode of access: Internet
ISBN:
9780369703385
Language:
English
Subject:
BRN:
427879
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| Location | Collection | Call number | Status/Desc |
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| Online | Online resource (Member logon) | indyreads - eBook |