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Through These Lines

by Cheryl Ward

A nurse’s wartime journey

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A nurse’s wartime journey

Set across Gallipoli, Egypt, Lemnos and France, this historical drama traces Australian nurse Sister Florence Whiting’s four years of service, beginning with her departure aboard the troopship Kyarra. The account places the nursing sisters amid wartime wards and field hospitals, where their expertise is dismissed by senior officers and they must establish their professional standing. Cheryl Ward’s description presents the book as grounded in research and attentive to the varied realities of women’s service, including frustration, humour, hope and courage. Its scope connects one nurse’s experience with the broader presence of trained Australian nurses in the First World War.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • Readers interested in historical dramas about Australian nurses in the First World War.
  • Those seeking a story spanning Gallipoli, Egypt, Lemnos and the Western Front.
  • Readers interested in women’s roles and professional recognition during wartime.

Themes

Women in warNursing and professional recognitionService and courageFirst World War

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Book overview

From Gallipoli to the Western Front - Australia's trained nurses were there. Follow Sister Florence Whiting on her four-year journey, from departure on the troopship Kyarra to tours of duty in Egypt, Lemnos and France.

Flo and her fellow nursing sisters are outnumbered and out of their element, their skill dismissed by senior officers. Against a backdrop of lantern-lit wards, bright Mediterranean skies and crowded, muddy fields, we see Flo fight to find her place.

Based on meticulous research, Through These Lines is an honest account of women in war. There is humour, anger, hope, sadness and frustration. But most of all there is courage - Flo sees her task through to the end.

"Out of the ordinary" - Sydney Morning Herald

"Grabs the audience's attention and emotions right 'til the very end" - The Blurb

"Sad. Affecting. And very worthwhile." - Crikey

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