The War Nurse, Tracey Enerson Wood
The War Nurse, Tracey Enerson Wood
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The War Nurse

Author: Tracey Enerson Wood

Narrator: Libby McKnight

Unabridged: 11 hr 39 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Recorded Books

Published: 07/06/2021


Synopsis

She asked dozens of young women to lay their lives on the line during the Great War. Can she protect them?

Superintendent of Nurses Julia Stimson must recruit sixty-four nurses to relieve the battle-worn British, months before American troops are ready to be deployed. She knows the young nurses serving near the front lines will face a challenging
situation, but nothing could have prepared her for the difficulties that await when they arrive at British Base Hospital 12 in Rouen, France. The primitive conditions, a convoluted supply system, and horrific battle wounds are enough to discourage
the most hardened nurses, and Julia can do nothing but lead by example—even as the military doctors undermine her authority and make her question her very place in the hospital tent.

When trainloads of soldiers stricken by a mysterious respiratory illness arrive one after the other, overwhelming the hospital’s limited resources and threatening the health of her staff, Julia faces an unthinkable choice—step outside
the bounds of her profession and risk the career she has fought so hard for, or watch the people she cares for most die in her arms. Based on a true story, The War Nurse is a sweeping historical novel by international bestselling author Tracey
Enerson Wood that takes readers on an unforgettable journey through World War I France.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Jennifer ~ TarHeelReader on August 27, 2021

Having loved the gem, The Engineer’s Wife, I was super excited to read The War Nurse, and it did not disappoint. Set during World War One in France, The War Nurse is inspired by true events. The British are battle-weary, and Julia Stimson is tasked with recruiting a number of nurses to relieve them.......more

Goodreads review by Annette on April 19, 2021

St. Louis, 1917. Julia Stimson is a Superintendent of Nurses at the School of Medicine. The school “was identified by the Red Cross as a base hospital, to be activated in the event of an emergency.” That emergency has arrived. Julia has to recruit “enough qualified nurses willing to give up their li......more

Goodreads review by Karren on June 24, 2021

Julia Stimson is the Superintendent of Nurses, she’s in charge of procedures and instruction at Washington University Hospital. The American Red Cross Base Hospital is going to take over from the British Expeditionary Force Hospital in France and Julia is in charge of recruiting and training sixty f......more

Goodreads review by Elisabeth on March 29, 2023

3.5 stars rounded up to 4 stars......more

Goodreads review by Kellie on March 29, 2023

" Dear Lord, even in the midst of this terrible human tragedy, I feel your presence. I don't know why mankind continues to fight, or if we will ever learn to live in peace. Please grant me the courage, wisdom, and strength to continue this mission, on which I believe You have sent me. Amen." A beau......more