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Sally and Naomi Durance are two nurses from country New South Wales who are shipped to Egypt during World War I end up on the Red Cross hospital ship Archimedes, stationed in the Dardanelles. The novel follows the sisters through that campaign and on to northern Europe.
Aug 20, 2013 · The Daughters of Mars (the title refers to the Roman god of war) is the work of a master storyteller, sharing a tale that is simultaneously sprawling and intimate. The two Durance sisters,...
May 5, 2016 · The Daughters of Mars, which was published in 2012, is a powerful novel about two sisters from rural NSW who are nurses during the Great War. I extracted it from my shelves to take with me on a recent trip to Abu Dhabi and found it the perfect holiday read.
Jun 1, 2012 · At once vast in scope and extraordinarily intimate, The Daughters of Mars brings World War I to vivid, concrete life from an unusual perspective. A searing and profoundly moving tale, it pays tribute to men and women of extraordinary moral resilience, even in the face of the incomprehensible horrors of modern war.
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The Daughters of Mars - Historical Novel Society. Written by Thomas Keneally. Review by Janet Hancock. The First World War has become a staple of recent fiction. Thomas Keneally, in this epic novel told from an Australian perspective, enables readers to see events through fresh eyes.
The Daughters of Mars. Thomas Keneally, 2013. Atria Books. 528 pp. ISBN-13: 9781476734613. Summary. New York Times, Editor's Choice. From the acclaimed author of Schindler’s List comes the epic, unforgettable story of two sisters whose lives are transformed by the cataclysm of the First World War.
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