The Daughters Of Mars: Tom Keneally at Mosman Library

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The Daughters Of Mars: Tom Keneally at Mosman Library

Time: June 25, 2012 from 7pm to 9pm
Location: Mosman Library
Street: 605 Military Rd
City/Town: Mosman
Website or Map: http://www.mosman.nsw.gov.au/…
Phone: 99784091
Event Type: author evening
Organized By: Mosman Library
Latest Activity: Jun 5, 2012

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In 1915 sisters Naomi and Sally Durance answer a call for nurses to join the war effort. They are escaping the family dairy farm in the Macleay Valley, and they carry a secret with them.

 

Soon they are in Egypt, where they are put to work on the Red Cross hospital ship Archimedes as it patrols the Dardanelles. On Archimedes they witness Mars in all his ferocity, as he pummels soldiers in the massive, brutal metal brawl that is Gallipoli. Yet the sisters and their newfound nursing friends, with whom they will witness undreamt-of carnage and take care of unspeakably blighted men, find themselves courageous in the face of the horror.

 

Inspired by journals of Australian nursing sisters who gave their all to the Great War effort and the men they nursed, The Daughters Of Mars is vast in scope yet extraordinarily intimate. This is Keneally at the height of his storytelling powers; a stunning tour de force to join the best of First World War literature, and one that casts a fresh light on the challenges faced by the Australian men and women who voluntarily risked their lives for peace.

 

Bookings in advance essential

Book online or book and pay in the Library. Adults $10, pensioners and students $8 (passes must be shown). Enquiries 9978 4091.

 

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