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It was more psychological suspense than whodunit.

The mystery itself was not compelling, but I did enjoy the story. Her dedication in her nursing career gets her more and more deeply involved.ĭid I like this book? My opinion is in the lukewarm range. She had grown close to the soldier, and she ends up getting involved with his family. The author uses Bess's experiences to contrast with those at home who cannot sympathize with what the men have experienced in war.Īfter recovering from an injury incurred during the sinking of the ship, Bess is allowed to go home on leave, and plans to follow up on a request by a soldier to deliver a message to his family. She is not a part of the fighting but she has been close enough to see the horrors that the soldiers have to experience. I did not know that the Britannic was a sister ship to the Titanic and that she also sank.īess has experienced nursing many men injured in the fighting and watching men die of horrible wounds. I had no knowledge of hospital ships and know little about women's roles in those conflicts. Each new book that I read about World War I or World War II leads me to new knowledge about those time periods and events. She survives, but an injury forces her return to England on leave.

The main character, Bess Crawford, is a nurse on the Britannic, a hospital ship, when it sinks. For me, the main attraction of this book is the picture it gives us of life during World War I in England.