In the lamplight / World War, 1914-1918 Military nursing Nurses Soldiers
Wolfer, Dianne, 1961-
In the lamplight / Dianne Wolfer ; illustrated by Brian Simmonds. - 112 pages : illustrations, maps, portraits ; 23 cm.
From fighting for the right to vote to nursing conscripted young men, Rose’s life changes forever when World War I arrives in the peaceful English village of Harefield. With an influx of wounded Australian soldiers, the villagers rally around to provide care and comfort, despite suffering their own casualties and grieving for their own losses. Training to nurse Australian soldiers like Jim the Light Horse boy is hard work, but with it comes much for Rose to treasure – in the gaining of a vocation, in confidence won and in finding new love in a new land.
9781925591224 (hardback)
World War, 1914-1918--England--London--Juvenile fiction.
World War, 1914-1918--Medical care--England--London--Juvenile fiction.
Military nursing--England--London--Juvenile fiction.
Nurses--Diaries--Juvenile fiction.
Soldiers--Wounds and injuries--Australia--Juvenile fiction.
Historical fiction.
Diary fiction.
Australian fiction.
A823.4
In the lamplight / Dianne Wolfer ; illustrated by Brian Simmonds. - 112 pages : illustrations, maps, portraits ; 23 cm.
From fighting for the right to vote to nursing conscripted young men, Rose’s life changes forever when World War I arrives in the peaceful English village of Harefield. With an influx of wounded Australian soldiers, the villagers rally around to provide care and comfort, despite suffering their own casualties and grieving for their own losses. Training to nurse Australian soldiers like Jim the Light Horse boy is hard work, but with it comes much for Rose to treasure – in the gaining of a vocation, in confidence won and in finding new love in a new land.
9781925591224 (hardback)
World War, 1914-1918--England--London--Juvenile fiction.
World War, 1914-1918--Medical care--England--London--Juvenile fiction.
Military nursing--England--London--Juvenile fiction.
Nurses--Diaries--Juvenile fiction.
Soldiers--Wounds and injuries--Australia--Juvenile fiction.
Historical fiction.
Diary fiction.
Australian fiction.
A823.4