The Resource The daughters of Mars : a novel, Thomas Keneally
The daughters of Mars : a novel, Thomas Keneally
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The item The daughters of Mars : a novel, Thomas Keneally represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Austin Public Library.
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- Summary
- "From the acclaimed author of Schindlers List comes the epic, unforgettable story of two sisters whose lives are transformed by the cataclysm of the First World War. In 1915, Naomi and Sally Durance, two spirited Australian sisters, join the war effort as nurses, escaping the confines of their fathers farm and carrying a guilty secret with them. Though they are used to tending the sick, nothing could have prepared them for what they confront, first on a hospital ship near Gallipoli, then on the Western Front. Yet amid the carnage, the sisters become the friends they never were at home and find themselves courageous in the face of extreme danger and also the hostility from some on their own side. There is great bravery, humor, and compassion, too, and the inspiring example of the remarkable women they serve alongside. In France, where Naomi nurses in a hospital set up by the eccentric Lady Tarlton while Sally works in a casualty clearing station, each meets an exceptional man: the kind of men for whom they might give up some of their newfound independence if only they all survive. At once vast in scope and extraordinarily intimate, The Daughters of Mars brings World War I vividly to life from an uncommon perspective. Thomas Keneally has written a remarkable novel about suffering and transcendence, despair and triumph, and the simple acts of decency that make us human even in a world gone mad"--
- Language
- eng
- Edition
- First Atria books hardcover edition.
- Extent
- ix, 517 pages
- Note
- Maps on endpapers
- Isbn
- 9781476734613
- Label
- The daughters of Mars : a novel
- Title
- The daughters of Mars
- Title remainder
- a novel
- Statement of responsibility
- Thomas Keneally
- Subject
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- trueWar
- Nurses
- trueNurses
- trueNurses -- Australia
- Nurses -- Fiction
- Sisters
- trueSisters
- Sisters -- Fiction
- trueSoldiers
- trueSoldiers -- Australia
- War -- Psychological aspects
- War fiction
- trueWorld War I
- Australia
- Australia -- Fiction
- trueBattle casualties
- trueEgypt -- History -- 20th century
- FICTION -- General
- FICTION -- Historical
- FICTION -- Literary
- Family secrets
- Family secrets -- Fiction
- Fiction
- trueFrance -- History -- 20th century
- trueGallipoli Campaign, Turkey, 1915
- trueGallipoli, Turkey
- Historical fiction
- trueMilitary campaigns
- trueMilitary nurses
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- "From the acclaimed author of Schindlers List comes the epic, unforgettable story of two sisters whose lives are transformed by the cataclysm of the First World War. In 1915, Naomi and Sally Durance, two spirited Australian sisters, join the war effort as nurses, escaping the confines of their fathers farm and carrying a guilty secret with them. Though they are used to tending the sick, nothing could have prepared them for what they confront, first on a hospital ship near Gallipoli, then on the Western Front. Yet amid the carnage, the sisters become the friends they never were at home and find themselves courageous in the face of extreme danger and also the hostility from some on their own side. There is great bravery, humor, and compassion, too, and the inspiring example of the remarkable women they serve alongside. In France, where Naomi nurses in a hospital set up by the eccentric Lady Tarlton while Sally works in a casualty clearing station, each meets an exceptional man: the kind of men for whom they might give up some of their newfound independence if only they all survive. At once vast in scope and extraordinarily intimate, The Daughters of Mars brings World War I vividly to life from an uncommon perspective. Thomas Keneally has written a remarkable novel about suffering and transcendence, despair and triumph, and the simple acts of decency that make us human even in a world gone mad"--
- Award
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- Colin Roderick Award (Australia), 2012.
- Library Journal Best Books, 2013.
- Assigning source
- Provided by publisher
- http://library.link/vocab/ext/novelist/bookUI
- 10150631
- Cataloging source
- DLC
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Keneally, Thomas
- Dewey number
- 823/.914
- Illustrations
- maps
- Index
- no index present
- Literary form
- fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/resourcePreferred
- True
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Sisters
- Nurses
- Family secrets
- FICTION
- FICTION
- FICTION
- Family secrets
- Nurses
- Sisters
- Australia
- Australia
- Label
- The daughters of Mars : a novel, Thomas Keneally
- Note
- Maps on endpapers
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (page 517)
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
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- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Control code
- 977605
- Dimensions
- 24 cm
- Edition
- First Atria books hardcover edition.
- Extent
- ix, 517 pages
- Isbn
- 9781476734613
- Lccn
- 2013023971
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
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- n
- Other physical details
- maps
- System control number
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- (Sirsi) i9781476734613
- (OCoLC)852399965
- Label
- The daughters of Mars : a novel, Thomas Keneally
- Note
- Maps on endpapers
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (page 517)
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Control code
- 977605
- Dimensions
- 24 cm
- Edition
- First Atria books hardcover edition.
- Extent
- ix, 517 pages
- Isbn
- 9781476734613
- Lccn
- 2013023971
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other physical details
- maps
- System control number
-
- (Sirsi) i9781476734613
- (OCoLC)852399965
Subject
- trueWar
- Nurses
- trueNurses
- trueNurses -- Australia
- Nurses -- Fiction
- Sisters
- trueSisters
- Sisters -- Fiction
- trueSoldiers
- trueSoldiers -- Australia
- War -- Psychological aspects
- War fiction
- trueWorld War I
- Australia
- Australia -- Fiction
- trueBattle casualties
- trueEgypt -- History -- 20th century
- FICTION -- General
- FICTION -- Historical
- FICTION -- Literary
- Family secrets
- Family secrets -- Fiction
- Fiction
- trueFrance -- History -- 20th century
- trueGallipoli Campaign, Turkey, 1915
- trueGallipoli, Turkey
- Historical fiction
- trueMilitary campaigns
- trueMilitary nurses
Genre
Included in
- trueMargaret and Colin Roderick Literary Award (Australia)
- trueLibrary Journal Best Historical Fiction
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