In Love and War
Nursing Heroes
Published on 1. May 2015
217 pages
978-1-925161-47-2 (ISBN)
Description
In the aftermath of the Battle of Britain, airmen filled a small town where pioneering plastic surgeon Archibald McIndoe established revolutionary surgical and therapeutic treatments. For the child Liz Byrski, growing up in East Grinstead, the burnt faces of these airmen filled her nightmares. In her late 60s, Liz returned to make peace with her memories and to speak not only with the survivors-known as the Guinea Pig Club-but with the nurses who played a vital and unorthodox role in their treatment, sometimes at a significant personal cost.
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Content
- Front Cover
- Title Page
- Dedication
- Contents
- 1. Memories
- 2. Beginnings
- 3. Preparations for war
- 4. The burning question
- 5. Face to face
- 6. At the pub
- 7. The Guinea Pigs and their club
- 8. On fear and silence
- 9. Life on Ward III
- 10. Culture crisis
- 11. Connections
- 12. Doing your bit for the war
- 13. Pause for thought
- 14. Unreasonable demands
- 15. The Boss
- 16. The outsider
- 17. Face off
- 18. Emotional labour and war work
- 19. Back to work
- 20. The town that didn't stare
- 21. Farewells
- 22. Joining the dots
- 23. Resolution
- References
- Acknowledgements
- Copyright
