Bibliograph

Poppy in the field, Mary Hooper

Type

Label

Poppy in the field, Mary Hooper

Language

eng

Index

no index present

Literary Form

fiction

Main title

Poppy in the field

Nature of contents

dictionaries

Oclc number

906818380

Responsibility statement

Mary Hooper

Series statement

Poppy, book 2

Summary

When Poppy learns that the love of her life, Freddie de Vere, is to marry someone else, she knows her heart will break. Devastated, she volunteers her nursing skills overseas to take her away from the painful reminders at home. But things are about to get much worse for Poppy. The journey to the hospital in Flanders is full of horrors, and when she arrives it is to find a spiteful ward Sister and unfriendly nurses. Despite her loneliness and homesickness, the dangers of frontline warfare soon make her forget her own troubles and Poppy finds that comfort for a broken heart can be found in the most unexpected places.Brilliantly researched and inspired by real-life events, big and small, Poppy in the Field is a story about the forgotten bravery of women on the front line, told through the eyes of a young woman determined to play her part

Target audience

adolescent

Classification