0 items in cart
|
Somewhere in Franceby John Rolfe Gardiner
Bookseller Information
Bibliographic Details
Book DescriptionKnopf. Used - Very Good. 100% Money Back Guarantee. Shipped daily. Over one million satisfied book lovers read with Experienced Books. 1999. Hardcover. Very Good condition, showing little signs of wear. Dust jacket: Good. Book summaryIn a hospital at the end of World War I, an American doctor and a French nurse meet, work together, and do their best to keep down the death rate in a Chaumont hospital. Jeanne Prie conducts her own clandestine experiments, trying to find ways to alleviate the life-threatening fevers and infections of wounded soldiers. Major William Lloyd's attention wavers between his work at the hospital in France and his troubling family back in New York. The novel and the medical ethics issues it raises are based on letters that the author's grandfather sent home from France during the war.Media Reviews"[A] complex, often startling tale about the nature of loyalty....Gardiner's meditations on the obligations of medicine and the nature of familial love remain original and strong." -- Kirkus " -- Audrey C. Foote, Washington Post Book World Publisher NotesAs World War I rages, letters home from Major William Lloyd describe his life as a doctor behind the front lines in France. Other Recommended Books
|
Find more booksBooks by John Rolfe_GardinerMore copies of Somewhere in France Books from Experienced Books LLC Save on shipping! Learn how Biblio.com can save you money on shipping! 
|
(US)
