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It is 1915 and Edie has been moved to a hospital in Etretat on the Normandy coast, where she must supervise members of the Voluntary Aid Detachment.

Series of readings featuring extracts from the diaries of Edith Appleton, a nurse working close to the front line during the First World War.

It is 1915 and Edie has been moved to a hospital in Etretat on the Normandy coast, where she must supervise members of the Voluntary Aid Detachment. These are well-meaning but relatively untrained girls and, at times, Edie finds their presence somewhat trying.

Read by Rachel Atkins

A Pier production for Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4.

15 minutes

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Sun 3 Jul 2011 19:45
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  • Wed 11 Nov 2009 15:30
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  • Sun 3 Jul 2011 19:45
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