![]() Bennet, the first female captain in the British Army and is inspired by the strong and capable woman.Īs the book travels through the war years the romance that develops between William and Evelyn faces triumphs and challenges. William Brent, the doctor who did her enlistment medical, but could not enlist in the army himself because of his polio injuries. She isn’t so naïve to think it will be easy, having training and experience as a nurse, but sees it rather as a way she can be independent, gain more experience and do some good while waiting for her inheritance.Įvelyn is soon bound for Egypt where she meets Dr. When World War 1 breaks out Evelyn enlists, desperate to be free from the suffocating home environment created by her father. He will not release her inheritance until she is 30 or married. Evelyn’s father is fundamentally against her plan to become a doctor and witholds her inheritance to prevent her attending University, even though she is 21. ![]() This is the story of Evelyn Northey, a young woman who desperately wants to become a doctor in a time when women become nurses. ( The Soldier’s Wife, The War Bride, A Letter From Italy) Don’t feel you have to read those first, though. ![]() Readers of Hart’s previous three wartime historical novels will really enjoy the links between the books. THE DESERT NURSE is an epic tale set in wartime Egypt. ![]()
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