Florence knew she did not want a life of fancy clothes and parties, like the other girls. She was going to do something different - and important. But what?
In 1854, she shocked everyone. Florence set out for the Crimea to nurse soldiers injured in the war. Nothing could have prepared her for the horror of the army hospital and the doctors didn't approve of women and plotted to send her away. But Florence was not to be beaten. She was going to change nursing forever!
Part of the Great Victorian series of biographies for children aged 9 years and up.
This is Book 9 in the Great Victorians Series. See all Great Victorians books here.
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Charlotte Moores latest book, George and Sam (Penguin), tells of life with her two autistic sons. She is also the author of several novels, and one other book for children, a biography of Florence Nightingale for the WHO WAS series. She lives in East Sussex.
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