by Mary Hooper (Author)
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.
Format: Paperback
Pages: 288
Publisher: Bloomsbury Children's Books
Published: 07 May 2015
ISBN 10: 1408827638
ISBN 13: 9781408827635
Children’s book age: 12+ Years
Book Overview: The moving and poignant sequel to Poppy - winner of the Young Quills Award for Historical Fiction 2015 - picks up her story on the battlefields of Flanders