The Good: 
 A WWI book that focuses on the women who worked as nurses is a great idea. 
 Blending the personal lives of the nurses with the horrors of the war beautifully (or horribly) accentuates the horror of WWI. 
 The writing is really good, and occasionally brilliant. 
 Slow, slow read. Very dense. 
 The Not So Good: 
 Sometimes the author is so involved with the brilliance of his phrases and the craftiness of his craft that he leaves the reader behind. It really interrupted the flow of the story for me, which was annoying. 
 Slow, slow read. Very dense.