Ettie: A life of Ettie Rout

by Jane Tolerton

Six decades before the term 'safe sex' was coined, Ettie Rout went to war to protect soldiers from venerial disease. She saw service in Cairo and London and in Paris she ran a complete social and sexual welfare service for ANZAC soldiers of World War One.

Genres: Nonfiction

283 pages, Paperback

First published September 24, 1992

Reviews

[Raquel Moss]

Two stars -- I didn't finish the book, though I really wanted to like it. Although Ettie's life seems an interesting and important one, Tolerton packs in far too much detail. The text is tiny, and the prose very dense in places. If I were in a more focused frame of mind, perhaps I could get into it. As it is, though, I gave up. I would like to know more about Ettie Rout, but perhaps a little less than Tolerton would have me know.