London: Sceptre. Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust jacket. 2012. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0340951877 . Only slight wear, light yellowing of pages ; A bright, solid book ; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 520 pages; "In 1915, two spirited Australian sisters join the war effort as nurses, escaping the confines of their father's dairy farm and carrying a guilty secret with them. Used to tending the sick as they are, nothing could have prepared them for what they confront, first in the Dardanelles, then on the Western Front." .

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From the acclaimed author of SchindlerâÈçs List comes the epic, unforgettable story of two sisters whose lives are transformed by the cataclysm of the First World War. IN 1915, Naomi and Sally Durance, two spirited Australian sisters, join the war effort as nurses, escaping the confines of their fatherâÈçs 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, the sisters become the friends they never were at home and find themselves courageous in the face of extreme danger and also the hostility from some on their own side. There is great bravery, humor, and compassion, too, and the inspiring example of 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 newfound independenceâÈ'if only they all survive. At once vast in scope and extraordinarily intimate, The Daughters of Mars brings World War I vividly to life from an uncommon perspective. Thomas Keneally has written a remarkable novel about suffering and transcendence, despair and triumph, and the simple acts of decency that make us human even in a world gone mad.

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Bookseller: Ainsworth Books (CA)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 21320
Title: The Daughters of Mars
Author: Keneally, Thomas
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust jacket
Edition: First Edition; First Printing
ISBN 10: 0340951877
ISBN 13: 9780340951873
Publisher: Sceptre
Place of Publication: London
Date Published: 2012
Keywords: 0340951877, WWI, Western Front, dardanelles
Bookseller catalogs: Fiction / Historical;

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