The daughters of Mars
By: Thomas Keneally
Edition: Large print edition.
Series: Thorndike Press large print core; Thorndike Press large print core series
Published: 2014
Language: eng
Number of pages: 801
ISBN-13: 9781410464941
Subjects: Sisters; Nurses; Fiction; Large type books; Family secrets
Description: In 1915, Naomi and Sally Durance, two spirited Australian sisters, join the war effort as nurses, escaping the confines of their fathers farm and carrying a guilty secret with them. Though they are used to tending the sick, nothing could have prepared them for what they confront, first on a hospital ship near Gallipoli, then on the Western Front. Yet amid the carnage, Naomi and Sally become the friends they never were at home and find themselves courageous in the face of extreme danger, inspired by the remarkable women they serve alongside. In France, where Naomi nurses in a hospital set up by the eccentric Lady Tarlton while Sally works in a casualty clearing station, each meets an exceptional man: the kind of men for whom they might give up some of their precious independence -- if only they all survive.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 799-800).