Sister Viv by Grantlee Kieza
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Sister Viv
- By: Grantlee Kieza
- Narrated by: Brigid Gallacher
- Length: 10 hrs and 37 mins
- Categories: Biographies & Memoirs
Publisher's Summary
Bangka Island, 1942. Vivian Bullwinkel was just 26 when Japanese soldiers marched her and her fellow nurses into the shallow waters of a remote beach to be executed.
Miraculously, Vivian would be the lone survivor – and she committed the rest of her life to an exceptional career caring for others. The lieutenant-colonel would also be the first woman to be honoured with a statue at the Australian War Memorial – a country girl who became one of the highest ranking women in the Australian army.
When Japanese forces attacked Singapore, Vivian and 64 other nurses were ordered to evacuate, but soon their ship was bombed by enemy aircraft. Somehow, Vivian lived, and for the next three and a half years she was a prisoner of war in brutal Japanese camps where she helped others survive the horror.
When peace was restored, Vivian became a giant of Australian nursing – and a key driver of Operation Babylift. For her extraordinary bravery and service, Vivian was awarded numerous honours, but she never forgot her fallen colleagues, living her life in tribute to them.
©2024 Grantlee Kieza (P)2024 Bolinda Publishing. This audio version produced by arrangement with HarperCollins Publishers Australia Pty Limited.
Veronica Thomas
An incredible book of outstanding courage, hope and survival against all odds.
I had met Vivian Bullwinkle in 1976 at Fairfield Hospital. Matron Bullwinkle was a hero to me as a young teenager when I read her story in “White Coolies.” The book and Vivian never left my mind. This book is an incredible dedication to Vivian that all the nurses who fought and died during WW2.
Some parts are very emotional and portrays how evil can prevail in our world. Highly recommend this book to all, especially Nurses like myself
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