Description du livre
Étaples, France, 1918. Nurses Christy, Maggie, and Bab have crossed oceans to care for wounded Canadian soldiers in the Great War. Despite the terrible injuries they must deal with, they manage to stay hopeful as the dangers of the front draw closer to their hospital.
As each woman becomes accustomed to her duties and patients, they reveal more personal details to one another and through letters to loved ones. Maggie misses her close friend she lived with back home and worries for their future together. Christy writes to her soldier husband, but she knows there’s a difference between the life she should lead with him and the one she wants. Bab longs for what she can’t have: her beloved grandpa, a married soldier, a child. Through it all, the three women find friendship, independence, power, and influence in a place where men, once again, are trying to destroy the world.First produced by Theatre New Brunswick, Fredericton, in October 2022.The characters are based on three real women, but their stories in this play are imagined. However, at some times their words have been taken from first-hand accounts of other women serving in the Great War.The original short version of Bluebirds was included in the 2017 publication of Vern’s play Vimy.