The healer's war / Elizabeth Ann Scarborough.

Author/creator Scarborough, Elizabeth Ann author.
Other author Bralds, Braldt, illustrator.
Format Book
EditionFirst edition.
Publication InfoNew York : Doubleday, 1988.
Description303 pages ; 24 cm
Subjects

Abstract A former military nurse in Vietnam, Scarborough here presents a mostly realistic novel of Army nurse Kathleen McCulley's coming of age. Her tour of duty at China Beach puts the young woman from Kansas through the usual mixture of empathy for the Vietnamese and anger at the indifference or outright racism of army personnel. The unanticipated twist is a hallucinatory journey through the jungle with a one-legged Vietnamese boy, a battle-seasoned but crazy soldier and a magic amulet given her by a dying holy man.
Local noteLittle-3051310696696
Local noteJoyner-See also manuscript material related to the James H. and Virginia Schlobin Literature of the Fantastic Collection. Ask in Joyner Library Special Collections.
General note"A Foundation book."
General noteJacket illustration by Braldt Bralds.
Acquisitions source Joyner Schlobin copy gift of Roger Schlobin, 2004
Issued in other formOnline version: Scarborough, Elizabeth Ann. Healer's war. 1st ed. New York : Doubleday, 1988
Genre/formFiction.
Genre/formWar stories.
Genre/formWar fiction.
Genre/formFantasy fiction.
Genre/formNovels.
Genre/formWar stories.
LCCN 88016518
ISBN0385248288 (cloth)
ISBN9780385248280 (cloth)