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008			131015s2013 nyu 000 1 eng
010			_a2013023971
020			_a9781476734613
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050	0	0	_aPR9619.3.K46 _bD38 2013
082	0	0	_aFIC KEN
100	1		_aKeneally, Thomas
245	1	4	_aThe Daughters of Mars _b: a Novel _c/ Thomas Keneally
260			_aNew York _b: Atria Books _c, 2013
300			_a517 pages _c; 24 cm
520			_aFrom the acclaimed author of Schindlers List comes the 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 fathers 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 independence 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.
650		0	_aSisters _x--Fiction
650		0	_aNurses _x--Fiction
650			_aFamily secrets _v--Fiction
651		4	_aAustralia _v--Fiction
655		7	_aHistorical fiction
655		7	_aWar stories
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