![]() ![]() ![]() She is fond of Nurse Power, though this fondness is not always reciprocated. First introduced through whispers of gossip in the ward (“a socialist, suffragette, anarchist firebrand!”), her characterisation is one of a caring and vastly intelligent woman. The novel’s most discussed aspect, however, will likely be the inclusion of Dr Kathleen Lynn as a central character. At first distrustful of her “unqualified” and “uneducated” new helper, Nurse Power and Bridie quickly get along like cogs, forming a symbiotic relationship that is a pleasure to read. During the first day of the narrative, Nurse Power receives a shock in the form of Bridie Sweeney, a young woman of “around twenty-two” who is sent to the ward to lend a hand by the night nurse, Sister Luke. ![]()
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