Physical description

Paperback book with a white cover showing a basic outline of a nurse wearing a red cape. The title and author details are printed in black and in the background is a faded photo of a hospital building.

Publication type

non-fiction

Inscriptions & markings

'To dear Jan / In Appreciation / and with Best Wishes / Cheryl Scott / Margaret Phelan' [Handwritten in blue ink on the title page]

Summary

WW1 is the backdrop for this book, and the centenary of ANZAC, its catalyst. It is a collection of vignettes of 47 women who volunteered for service abroad to look after 'our boys'. Broken in health, they were invalided home recuperate at Osborne House, Geelong, Victoria's first Red Cross Rest Home for war worn nurses. Some never fully recovered while others went on to lead full and productive lives. Here are their inspirational stories.--Back cover.