Mark Bostridge

Vera Brittain and the First World War: The Story of Testament of Youth

By Mark Bostridge - Published 2014

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Nonfiction

In 1913, Vera Brittain is a young Englishwoman with every prospect of happiness before her. A year later, war breaks out; and Brittain’s ...Read Review

Florence Nightingale

By Mark Bostridge - Published 2009

Genres:

Nonfiction

At the age of 17, Florence received a calling from God, and although she persisted in her quest to study nursing, her parents refused ...Read Review

Florence Nightingale: The Making of an Icon

By Mark Bostridge - Published 2008

Genres:

Nonfiction

What could a brilliant, wealthy young woman do in Victorian England if marriage did not entice her, and domestic spinsterhood could not contain ...Read Review