Description
Étaples, France, 1918. Nurses Christy, Maggie, and Bab have crossed oceans to care for wounded Canadian soldiers in the Great War. Despite the terrible injuries they must deal with, they manage to stay hopeful as the dangers of the front draw closer to their hospital.
As each woman becomes accustomed to her duties and patients, they reveal more personal details to one another and through letters to loved ones. Maggie misses her close friend she lived with back home and worries for their future together. Christy writes to her soldier husband, but she knows there's a difference between the life she should lead with him and the one she wants. Bab longs for what she can't have: her beloved grandpa, a married soldier, a child. Through it all, the three women find friendship, independence, power, and influence in a place where men, once again, are trying to destroy the world.
Author: Vern Thiessen
Publisher: Playwrights Canada Press
Published: 04/04/2023
Pages: 96
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.30lbs
Size: 8.20h x 5.40w x 0.40d
ISBN13: 9780369103857
ISBN10: 0369103858
BISAC Categories:
- Drama | Canadian
- Drama | American | General
About the Author
Vern Thiessen is one of Canada's most produced playwrights. His plays have been translated into five languages and have been seen around the world. Vern is the recipient of the Dora Mavor Moore and Elizabeth Sterling Haynes awards for Outstanding New Play, the Carol Bolt Award, the Gwen Pharis Ringwood Award, and the Governor General's Literary Award for Drama, Canada's highest honour for a playwright. He has served as president of both the Playwrights Guild of Canada and the Writers Guild of Alberta and was artistic director of Workshop West Playwrights' Theatre for six seasons. He is married to acclaimed screenwriter and novelist Susie Moloney.