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A Very Private Diary: A Nurse in Wartime
Mary Morris
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Description for A Very Private Diary: A Nurse in Wartime
Paperback. The newly discovered diary of a wartime nurse - a fascinating, dramatic and unique insight into the experiences of a young nurse in the Second World War. Editor(s): Acton, Carol. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; 3JJH; BJ; BM; HBTB; MQC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 130 x 24. Weight in Grams: 306.
The newly discovered diary of a wartime nurse - a fascinating, dramatic and unique insight into the experiences of a young nurse in the Second World War.
'I always seem to be saying good-bye to men whom I might have loved had there been enough time...'
1939: 18-year-old trainee nurse Mary Mulry arrives in London from Ireland, hoping for adventure. Little did she know what the next seven years would bring.
In her extraordinary diary, published now for the first time, Mary records in intimate detail her life as a nurse, both on the Home Front and ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Orion Publishing Co
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
Weight
305g
Number of Pages
320
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781780227382
SKU
V9781780227382
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 5 to 9 working days
Ref
99-10
About Mary Morris
Mary Morris (nee Mulry) was born in County Galway in 1921. After completing her nursing training in London from 1939, she joined the Queen Alexandra Imperial Nursing Service Reserve in 1944. She married Captain Malcolm Morris in London in 1946, and they settled in Britain after the war. Mary later returned to nursing and never stopped writing. She died in ... Read more
Reviews for A Very Private Diary: A Nurse in Wartime
We know so much about Mary's war because she broke the rules. Keeping a diary was strictly forbidden while on active service, which makes Mary's remarkably complete account all the more exceptional
DAILY EXPRESS
Mary Morris's absorbing diary is a tonic to so many outsized histories of the second World War by those who had not been there. ... Read more
DAILY EXPRESS
Mary Morris's absorbing diary is a tonic to so many outsized histories of the second World War by those who had not been there. ... Read more