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I enjoyed this story about a young woman who seemed to attract trouble the way black pants attract white cat hair. Molly lies her way into the corps of nurses going with Florence Nightingale to the Crimean front. She's too young, and she's too attractive, but she turns out to be a good nurse--except she has problems following rules, especially the rule about not fraternizing with the men. The young Scottish doctor is too interesting to ignore. But then Molly's old flame (of sorts) shows up--he joined the army in hopes of seeing Molly again.

The classic plot of a love triangle plays out in an interesting way, although there is a paranormal element that I thought was out of place in a work of historical fiction. I've noticed other young adult books that are solid historical fiction until they take a sudden veer into paranormal with the introduction of some other-worldly character or element. Is that what publishers think it will take to attract young readers? I hope not.


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In the Shadow of the Lamp Susanne Dunlap 9781599905655 Books Reviews

her third novel for teens, In the Shadow of the Lamp, follows the adventures of 16-year Molly Fraser, as she joins the nurses traveling with Florence Nightingale to the far-off Crimean war. As the novel opens, Molly loses her job as a chambermaid in one of London's aristocratic mansions when she is unjustly accused of stealing. With no letter of reference, there are few respectable options open to her for employment. Although she is too young and inexperienced to gain employment as one of Miss Nightingale's corps of nurses, by her wits she manages to sneak aboard their ship. When she is found out, the very imposing and strict Miss Nightingale is impressed by Molly's determination to redeem herself and decides to give her a chance to be trained on the job. She warns her that at the first sign of familiarity with any man, she'll be sent packing!

But somehow we know romance will be in Molly's future (this is a YA novel, after all). And not only one handsome young man is after her, but two Will with the kind eyes, the valet who follows Molly by enlisting in the British army; and Dr. Maclean, a Scottish doctor at the hospital who Molly is intensely attracted to. And Molly finds friendship, too, with another young nurse, Emma. Molly begins to earn the respect of the other nurses when she helps take care of all the ones suffering from seasickness during the ocean voyage to Turkey. Soon they land, and she is amazed by the sights, sounds, and smells of Scutari, where they arrive shortly after the famous charge of the Light Brigade has produced hundreds of casualties, soon to arrive by ship. But when the nurses arrive at the hospital, it's Molly's cleaning and mending experience that comes in handy--the place is filthy, filled with giant rats and lice,with overflowing latrines and piles of mending and washing to be done.

Dunlap makes sure to share some of Nightingale's philosophy of nursing, which was not just to do with giving medicine and bandages. As strange as it seems to us now, her message was revolutionary at the time provide the sick and wounded with fresh air, warmth, and food, so that their bodies would heal. She soon whips the hospital in Scutari into shape, securing supplies such as beds, fresh straw for mattresses, linens, even curtains to shield the patients from each other when the doctors were performing surgeries. We see her through Molly's eyes, visiting the wards at night with her famous lamp, making sure the men were safe.

Can Molly make something of herself as a nurse? Will she be able to handle the hard work, the horrible sights and smells of the hospital, and Miss Nightingale's strict rules of behavior?

Once again Susanne Dunlap has created an incredibly sympathetic character as her protagonist. Young Molly is far from perfect but is the type of young woman you'd want on your side in a difficult situation--like being at a battlefield hospital far from home. This book combines romance, adventure, and history with an appealing plot and characters with teen appeal.
I am a nurse and love history.this was a fun and educational read. It helped me in putting together a civil war presentation on medical practice in thaourt time period.
I read anastasia's secret not too long ago. I liked the setting of this book and the characters. It did make me curious about Florence Nightingale. I was sucked in and spoiler ahead, I thought she was going to be with the doctor. Still liked it though. As said in the book there are different types of love..
Molly was a parlormaid who was unfairly fired. On her way home she haers about Miss Nightengale's nurses. Miss Nightengale is recuiting nurses to nurse the wounded men in Scutari. Molly may not be a trained nurse but she is determined to go with Miss Nightengale.
Throughout the novel Molly makes friends as two men fight for her heart. Will it be the solider who reminds her of home or the doctor who makes her feel slightly dangerous.
I really liked this book and loved the insight about the lady who modernized nursing. I have never read a book set in this time period, so it was new and different. I thought Susane Dunlap was a great author. Now I want to read her other two books the Musician's Daughter and Anastasia's Secret.
I took a chance on this book because it was only $2.99 and the summary sounded interesting. Molly is a good character; an underdog that you can't help but root for. Even though she wasn't from a good neighborhood and wasn't well educated, she wasn't stupid and took a huge chance in order to make a better life for herself and make her family proud. The story was very attention grabbing, with well-drawn characters that are very real. There is a love triangle and it is because of this that I gave only 3 stars. Without giving too much away, Molly didn't end up with the guy I preferred, even though it seemed like she loved him more, and because of this, it threw a pall over the whole story for me. If it wasn't for the ending I would have given it 4 or 5 stars as everything else was wonderful.
Overall, I thought this was a nice, well written novel about the Crimean War, an era that is seldom portrayed in historical fiction. However, even though this book is listed as "teen fiction" I felt like this book was perhaps intended for a slightly younger audience than I, though I enjoyed it all the same. Molly Fraser is an easy character to sympathize for because of her underdog status, as well as the inner conflict she experiences between wanting to follow the rules and wanting to help a friend in need. I personally don't care for stories with love triangles, and there was that one point in the book where I just had to cringe and then put the book away for a while because of the love triangle, but for the most part, Molly's struggle to choose between the two men is what makes this book so captivating. It's not very often that you find a book that can make you laugh, cry, cringe, and smile, and so for that I would most definitely recommend this book.
I enjoyed this story about a young woman who seemed to attract trouble the way black pants attract white cat hair. Molly lies her way into the corps of nurses going with Florence Nightingale to the Crimean front. She's too young, and she's too attractive, but she turns out to be a good nurse--except she has problems following rules, especially the rule about not fraternizing with the men. The young Scottish doctor is too interesting to ignore. But then Molly's old flame (of sorts) shows up--he joined the army in hopes of seeing Molly again.

The classic plot of a love triangle plays out in an interesting way, although there is a paranormal element that I thought was out of place in a work of historical fiction. I've noticed other young adult books that are solid historical fiction until they take a sudden veer into paranormal with the introduction of some other-worldly character or element. Is that what publishers think it will take to attract young readers? I hope not.