Dorothea's War: The Diaries of a First World War Nurse by Dorothea Crewdson, Richard Crewdson

  

In this book there is no action, no romance, no scandal - just everyday feelings of being part of the war through the initial hopes and then the despair of the great campaigns. In some ways, it is quite dull as there is no
surgical operations and the real horror of war as she remained mostly on the periphery in her role as a volunteer.

It is quite interesting reading about the entertainment enjoyed by staff and patients, the feel for the coastal town and the surrounding countryside and the culture of the day--such as chaperones accompanying the women.

I also really enjoyed post war when she visited the trenches.