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This is an historical novel set during the Crimean War, about two women, cousins, one of whom goes to nurse at the front - I read the first chapter at the lovereading site and pre-ordered it from the library. I was especially interested to read a novel set in this period after reading Mary Seacole's autobiography.
I enjoyed the book but found the way it is written slightly confusing - it keeps jumping to and fro between several different periods in Mariella's life, so that you have to remember to ...more
I enjoyed the book but found the way it is written slightly confusing - it keeps jumping to and fro between several different periods in Mariella's life, so that you have to remember to ...more
audio selection Will someone please mow Rosa down with a horse-drawn omnibus already? If I fail to finish this its because Rosa is so overbearing and obnoxious. The problem with writing historical fiction is we know how the big things turn out--in this case we know about germs, about cholera transmission etc. We know that Crimea is a turning point for nursing. But sometimes this leads us to put too much on characters and it makes them too modern to be believable.Rosa stays "just this side" of be
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Well I struggled on for 10 days because I wanted to find out what happened and was intrigued by the flashback story.
Sad to say that neither story was ended satisfactorily and found it a disappointing read.
Sad to say that neither story was ended satisfactorily and found it a disappointing read.
Jan 06, 2011
MichelleCH
marked it as to-read
Apr 11, 2012
Kimberly
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Amber
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Anna
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Christi
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