14 Nov 2021

Philippa Werry on her new book The Other Sister

From Standing Room Only, 2:25 pm on 14 November 2021

Wellington author Philippa Werry sets her latest novel immediately post the First World War, when communities were shattered by both the war years and a pandemic that killed millions around the world.

The Other Sister by Philippa Werry cover

Photo: Pipi Press

In The Other Sister, Tilly is only 14.   But she's determined to help the local men who've returned from war physically and emotionally scarred.

Nursing staff and some of the patients , Lonsdale House Hopital, London 1918.

Photo: Collection of Hawkes Bay Museums trust, Rawharo Turangi, 18310; gifted by Mrs F Hutchinson.

Phillipa speaks to Lynn Freeman about the book.

Philippa Werry

Photo: supplied