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The Crimean War is not a subject I know a lot about. I am aware of it being considered sort of the birth place of the professional nurse due to the work of Florence Nightingale and others. And since reading this novel I am interesting in learning more. Katharine McMahon deals with the developing medical practices during the Crimean War time period while keeping one on their toes with gunfire and romance. The Rose Of Sebastopol bounces back and forth between 1844 and 1854/55. It deals with four rather loosely related cousins who are privileged British kids. They are children playing in the 1844 portions and by 1855 are all drawn into the area of the Siege of Sebastopol. I found the 1844 references annoying at times but yet I understood the importance of laying that background of how totally disconnected the youths were from what they ended up dealing with. One of the reviews of the book said that the author was drawing a parallel with today and how disconnected many of us are from what is happening in the Middle East at this time. Regardless, the large parts of the book that deal with the emerging advances in both nursing and medical practices were very interesting to me. One of the cousins was also an accomplished seamstress and I found the descriptions of her sewing projects very interesting. Overall, I enjoyed the book very much and will be enjoying more of Katharine McMahon's books. Please click on the book title and author's name above to follow the links to more information. And enjoy the video that follows with back ground information on the Crimean War.
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