'A Very Private Diary'

'A Very Private Diary' A Nurse in Wartime

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Publisher's Synopsis

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 on the frontline. From nursing children during bombing raids in London to treating Allied soldiers in Normandy, Mary's experiences gave her vivid and unforgettable material for the private diary she was dedicated to keeping.

Filled with romance, glamour and inevitably sadness, too, these are the rich memories of an irrepressible personality, living through the turbulent years of the Second World War.

Book information

ISBN: 9781780227382
Publisher: Orion
Imprint: Weidenfeld & Nicolson
Pub date:
DEWEY: 940.547541092
DEWEY edition: 23
Language: English
Number of pages: xvi, 300
Weight: 282g
Height: 200mm
Width: 130mm
Spine width: 24mm