Edith Cavell - Softcover

Diana Souhami

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1849163618 ISBN 13: 9781849163613

Publisher: Quercus, 2011

Synopsis

Edith Cavell helped over 200 men escape the First World War by giving them jobs in her hospital, finding clothing and organizing safe passage into Holland. This book provides a revealing insight into one of the Great War's finest heroes.

About this title

About the Author:

Diana Souhami is the author of many widely acclaimed books, and she has also written plays for radio and television. She won the Whitbread Biography Award for Selkirk's Island, her biography of Alexander Selkirk, or as he is better known, Robinson Crusoe.

Review:

'A moving story, written from the heart' The Economist. * The Economist * 'a moving tribute' Sunday Times. * Sunday Times * 'A refreshingly three-dimensional portrait of a strikingly single-minded woman' The Scotsman. * Scotsman * 'Diana Souhami succeeds triumphantly in bringing the story of Edith Cavell to life' Literary Review. * Literary Review * 'Souhami's account is the best there is' Daily Express. * Daily Express * 'an inspirational and humbling read' Daily Express. * Daily Express * 'Affection and admiration radiate through this biography ... Shattering stuff' Sunday Telegraph. * Sunday Telegraph *

About this edition

• Publisher: Quercus
• Publication date: 2011
• ISBN 10: 1849163618
• ISBN 13: 9781849163613
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 432