FLANDERS, March 1914. Elsie Knocker and Mairi Chisholm, both avid
members of the British Motor Gypsy Club, volunteer for service in
the Flying Ambulance Corps, created by Major Hector Munro to spirit
the wounded from the Flanders battlefields to field hospitals in
the rear. The two young women are joined by Lady Dorothy Fielding,
the wife of the Earl of Denbigh, and a beautiful, 22-year old
American nurse, Helen Gleason. But mere weeks after their
deployment to Flanders, they discover the awful truth: what's
killing the soldiers is not their injuries, but the horrendous,
three-mile drive over unpaved, rutted roads to the rear. When the
British Army Medical Corps refuses to acknowledge the problem, the
four women take matters into their own hands - by setting up their
own, unauthorized dressing station right on the front line. For the
next three years, they battle not only German artillery and gas
attacks, but also the British military establishment itself,
determined to "put these women in their place" and shut down their
post. Only by virtue of their heroism do the "Four Angels of
Pervyse" persevere, aided by a local nobleman, Baron de T'Serclaes,
who has deeply and irrevocably fallen in love with Elsie. Inspired
by true characters and events, ANGELS IN FLANDERS is a riveting and
deeply moving saga of love, passion and bravery in the midst of
some of the worst carnage the world has ever seen. Angels in
Flanders is written by best-selling author and award-winning
screenwriter Jean-Pierre Isbouts. His most recent books include
National Geographic's The Biblical World (2007) and Young Jesus
(2008).
General
Imprint: |
Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
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Country of origin: |
United States |
Release date: |
September 2010 |
First published: |
September 2010 |
Authors: |
Jean-Pierre Isbouts
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Dimensions: |
216 x 140 x 27mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Paperback - Trade
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Pages: |
482 |
ISBN-13: |
978-1-4537-6719-1 |
Categories: |
Books >
Fiction >
Genre fiction >
Historical fiction
Promotions
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LSN: |
1-4537-6719-3 |
Barcode: |
9781453767191 |
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