Nightingales: The Extraordinary Upbringing and Curious Life of Miss Florence Nightingale

A richly textured portrait of Florence Nightingale and her remarkable family describes what life was like growing up in a prosperous Victorian English family who had ties to the leading political and intellectual circles of the period, her determination to follow her own path in life, and the personal cost for her and her family. Reprint. 25,000 first printing.