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A review by trudyd
The Poppy Sisters by Deborah Carr
5.0
Of all the books I have read this week, The Poppy Sisters is my favorite. The other nine books were good, but The Poppy Sisters grabbed me and didn't let me go until I finished it. I forgot about sleeping because I couldn't forget about Phoebe and Celia.
Phoebe and Celia are sisters working as nurses during World War One. It was a brilliant idea to use the two sisters as the main characters because the reader gets to experience two totally different scenarios. Phoebe is on the Island of Jersey working in a Prisoner-of-War camp. Celia is stationed in France near the frontline caring for the wounded.
Their stories run parallel in time allowing the reader to see two different perspectives for the same time period. Prisoners play in the snow on Jersey and have warm places to dry off. Soldiers in the trenches of France are fighting for their lives in mud, never being able to get dry.
The reader learns what it was like for Phoebe and others to work around POWs. Not everyone was happy to care for the Germans. Talk about drama!!!!! I learned quite a lot from following her story and what happened at the camp.
It was following Celia's story that affected me the most. The horrors of war experienced by Celia left me wondering how they carried on. What soldiers experienced left me in tears. It never seemed to stop. The hospital in France was challenged to keep up with the wounded on numerous occasions even having to build more wards.
The Poppy Sisters is so much more than just a story about the medical side of World War One. As they say "life goes on." Phoebe and Celia both fall in love. They weren't supposed to fall for the men they did adding even more drama and shocking moments to the story. Their love lives, or attempted love lives, made for a great read. Emotion rolled off the pages. I was frequently shocked by what happened. But it was so believable.
Grab some tissues. There is a lot of sadness. The gore was easy to imagine with the descriptions given by the author. The men suffered horribly. The day to day struggles gutted me. Even with all the sadness the story is a very enlightening read. The Poppy Sisters has given me a lot to think about. The Poppy Sisters has me digging more into the past to learn of the sacrifices that were made.
09/01/23 I couldn't help myself and read The Poppy Sisters again. Still a favorite.
Phoebe and Celia are sisters working as nurses during World War One. It was a brilliant idea to use the two sisters as the main characters because the reader gets to experience two totally different scenarios. Phoebe is on the Island of Jersey working in a Prisoner-of-War camp. Celia is stationed in France near the frontline caring for the wounded.
Their stories run parallel in time allowing the reader to see two different perspectives for the same time period. Prisoners play in the snow on Jersey and have warm places to dry off. Soldiers in the trenches of France are fighting for their lives in mud, never being able to get dry.
The reader learns what it was like for Phoebe and others to work around POWs. Not everyone was happy to care for the Germans. Talk about drama!!!!! I learned quite a lot from following her story and what happened at the camp.
It was following Celia's story that affected me the most. The horrors of war experienced by Celia left me wondering how they carried on. What soldiers experienced left me in tears. It never seemed to stop. The hospital in France was challenged to keep up with the wounded on numerous occasions even having to build more wards.
The Poppy Sisters is so much more than just a story about the medical side of World War One. As they say "life goes on." Phoebe and Celia both fall in love. They weren't supposed to fall for the men they did adding even more drama and shocking moments to the story. Their love lives, or attempted love lives, made for a great read. Emotion rolled off the pages. I was frequently shocked by what happened. But it was so believable.
Grab some tissues. There is a lot of sadness. The gore was easy to imagine with the descriptions given by the author. The men suffered horribly. The day to day struggles gutted me. Even with all the sadness the story is a very enlightening read. The Poppy Sisters has given me a lot to think about. The Poppy Sisters has me digging more into the past to learn of the sacrifices that were made.
09/01/23 I couldn't help myself and read The Poppy Sisters again. Still a favorite.