PERHAPS A GIFT VOUCHER FOR MUM?: MOTHER'S DAY
Terry Tastard is Fellow at the Edward Cadbury Centre for Public Understanding of Religion, University of Birmingham, UK. He is also a priest of the Diocese of Westminster, UK and teaches in the seminary in Chelsea. Previous academic affiliations include Research Associate at St Edmund’s College, University of Cambridge, UK and teaching at King’s College London, UK. He is the author of Ronald Knox and English Catholicism (2009).
This captivating book provides a real insight into the wisdom, courage and humanity shown by vocational nuns working with Florence Nightingale during the Crimean War. A clear and effective account of the challenges working in compromised conditions for those on the frontline and for those who cared for them is told. At a time when women, moreover religious women, were unseen as worthy in this predominantly male hierarchical time, this book shows how they imparted acts of bravery, selflessness and humanity. This book highlights the phenomenal work and benevolence shown by these nuns, which won them the respect they so deservedly acclaimed during this time. A hugely enjoyable and worthy read. * Carmel Fitzsimons, Senior Lecturer in Adult Nursing, Middlesex University, UK * Largely excluded from popular historical memory thanks to their gender and religious vows, this book recovers the stories of the nuns who worked alongside Florence Nightingale. Contextualizing their role during the Crimean War, it shows their importance within the development of nursing and the role of women in society. * James Kelly, Sweeting Associate Professor in the History of Catholicism, Durham University, UK *
