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Summary: Fascinating woman, so-so book
Review: Florence Nightingale was a nurse during the Crimean War of the 1850s. She had great compassion for the wounded British soldiers. They called her "The Lady with the Lamp" because she roamed the military hospital corridors through the night, ministering at the bedside of the wounded. She labored hard to make the hospitals more sanitary. But she was not well liked by the hospital staff, who thought she was meddling. And questioning their professionalism. But to many in England, (especially the soldiers) she was a heroine. But I'm sorry to say that this book is not the greatest. it spends way too much time discussing how she wrestled with God;s will for her life. And not enough time on her powerful work on behalf of the soldiers. By the time I was halfway through the book, I was thinking, "OK, when is this going to get interesting?" The book becomes more interesting over the latter half. But it totally glosses over the last 50 years of her life. So I would have to recommend that you start elsewhere to learn about Miss Nightingale.
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Summary: Fascinating woman, so-so book
Review: Florence Nightingale was a nurse during the Crimean War of the 1850s. She had great compassion for the wounded British soldiers. They called her "The Lady with the Lamp" because she roamed the military hospital corridors through the night, ministering at the bedside of the wounded. She labored hard to make the hospitals more sanitary. But she was not well liked by the hospital staff, who thought she was meddling. And questioning their professionalism. But to many in England, (especially the soldiers) she was a heroine. But I'm sorry to say that this book is not the greatest. it spends way too much time discussing how she wrestled with God;s will for her life. And not enough time on her powerful work on behalf of the soldiers. By the time I was halfway through the book, I was thinking, "OK, when is this going to get interesting?" The book becomes more interesting over the latter half. But it totally glosses over the last 50 years of her life. So I would have to recommend that you start elsewhere to learn about Miss Nightingale.
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Summary: THAT'S THE LADY, BUT WHERE'S HER LAMP?
Review: The name of this book remains the sweetest part of it. I am sorry to say that Sam Wellman did not impress me with his story. The 208 pages he wrote were dull and dragging. It is a far cry from the thriller I expected. His account of Nightingale's early life was okay; but that of her later nursing career, which brought her prominence, was not well relayed. His book has a fine topic, but lacked the type of presentation I expected. I think that Val Webb did a better job in his book, (with similar title).
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