The healer's war
A former military nurse in Vietnam, Scarborough here presents a mostly realistic novel of Army nurse Kathleen McCulley's coming of age. Her tour of duty at China Beach puts the young woman from Kansas through the usual mixture of empathy for the Vietnamese and anger at the indifference or outright racism of army personnel. The unanticipated twist is a hallucinatory journey through the jungle with a one-legged Vietnamese boy, a battle-seasoned but crazy soldier and a magic amulet given her by a …
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- Full title :The healer's war / Elizabeth Ann Scarborough.
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A former military nurse in Vietnam, Scarborough here presents a mostly realistic novel of Army nurse Kathleen McCulley's coming of age. Her tour of duty at China Beach puts the young woman from Kansas through the usual mixture of empathy for the Vietnamese and anger at the indifference or outright racism of army personnel. The unanticipated twist is a hallucinatory journey through the jungle with a one-legged Vietnamese boy, a battle-seasoned but crazy soldier and a magic amulet given her by a dying holy man.
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- Publication Date:©1988
- Edition:First edition
Publication Statements
- Publisher(s):Doubleday
- Place of Publication:New York
- Language:eng
- Publication Date:©1988
Notes
"A Foundation book."--Title page.
Jacket illustration by Braldt Bralds.
The Physical Object
- Description:303 pages ; : 24 cm
Edition Identifiers
- ISBN:0385248288, 9780385248280
- oclc:ocm18105499
- LC Classification:PS3569.C324
- Dewey Decimal:813/.54
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