Florence Nightingale: A Light in Darkest Crimea

Wendy Louise Bardsley has tackled the horrors of the Crimean war with great empathy and, at the same time, has vividly described the pioneer work of Florence Nightingale, as a nurse in that conflict. Florence Nightingale had a calling that took her away from a comfortable life and a marriage proposal to a barracks hospital in Scutari, where she and her group of chosen nurses, would tend sick, wounded and maimed soldiers in the most foul conditions.

In doing so, Florence Nightingale brought a glimmer of hope and light to the lives of those in darkest despair.

Florence Nightingale was a complex woman with a profound certainty of purpose.  She had a singular kind of intelligence and incredible empathy.   Her bravery and desire to help the sick and dying at Scutari marked the start of a campaign to enhance the nursing profession that is so valued today.