It took ages for me to get through this book--no real narrative flow and it really felt like a report on Wharton. She did this and then she did this and then this! But after the US entered the war (along with the American Red Cross) things got really interesting and it became difficult to put down. Great for those interested in the other side of famous writers, as well as for those interested in women and WWI. It gave me a whole other insight to an article I recently wrote about club women and WWI in Dallas--and now I wish I had read this before writing that paper (it's only been sitting on my shelf for about two years!).