A few years ago my book club said no more World War Two books. We have not given up on war books. We have become interested in World War One, especially the medical area. We recently read In falling snow by Mary-Rose MacColl which is a fictional story of Royaumont Abbey Hospital in France run entirely by women.
Women of all classes came near the front lines as nurses, ambulance drivers and a few doctors. Many novels talk about British VAD (Volunteer Aid Detachment). However, women came from all over the British empire including Canada, Australia and New Zealand. Many American women also served including those from the American Red Cross. Australian and New Zealand nurses were at the disastrous Battle of Gallipoli.
Many of the nurses and ambulance drivers came home but did not quite fit in to regular society. Two of our most interesting mystery series feature two such women - Maisie Dobbs created by Jacqueline Winspear and Bess Crawford written by Charles Todd.
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