In the Shadow of the Lamp
When sixteen-year-old Molly meets Florence Nightingale, she jumps at the chance to join the nurses heading to war. The work is grueling, but it soon becomes more than just a mission of mercy. Molly falls in love with both a dashing young doctor and a soldier who has joined the army to be near...
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When sixteen-year-old Molly meets Florence Nightingale, she jumps at the chance to join the nurses heading to war. The work is grueling, but it soon becomes more than just a mission of mercy. Molly falls in love with both a dashing young doctor and a soldier who has joined the army to be near her. But with the battle raging ever nearer, can Molly keep the two men she cares for safe from harm? A love story to savor and a fascinating behind-the-scenes imagining of the woman known as "the lady with the lamp."
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Format: ebook
ISBN:
9781599905662 (1599905663)
Publish date: April 12th 2011
Publisher: Bloomsbury
Edition language: English
The historical detail in this book is pretty well done. It’s on a historical subject (Crimean War) that is not really covered by a lot of YA out on shelves. So, to choose a subject like Florence Nightingale, the Crimean War,and nursing is an interesting one. So right then the plot was bound to be in...
This is the second of Susanne Dunlap's YA novels I have read. While "In The Shadow of the Lamp" is clearly well-researched, and covers a fascinating time period in history (as well as one of its most interesting women, Florence Nightingale), I just didn't like it as much as I did The Musician's Dau...
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