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Florence’s ghost

An accomplished novel about Florence Nightingale
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May 2025, no. 475

Nightingale by Laura Elvery

University of Queensland Press, $32.99 pb, 222 pp

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Florence’s ghost

An accomplished novel about Florence Nightingale
by
May 2025, no. 475

While reading this book, I saw an ABC TV Foreign Correspondent program on volunteer health workers in Ukraine tackling frontline fighters’ horrific injuries. I was moved by the stoic optimism of the soldiers, the dedication and compassion of the doctors and nurses, one of them wearing a brave slash of lipstick.

Nightingale

Nightingale

by Laura Elvery

University of Queensland Press, $32.99 pb, 222 pp

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ABR receives a commission on items purchased through this link. All ABR reviews are fully independent.