Who is Liesl von Bishop from An Ice-cream War and what is their importance? An_Ice-cream_War English & Literature Liesl von Bishop | An Ice-cream War

Liesl von Bishop is Erich's wife. She hates living in Africa, and sees her life there as nothing more than a series of miseries. Liesl has a fair complexion, which is completely unsuitable for the African sun, and her tendency to weight makes the heat unbearable. After the war begins, she volunteers as a nurse.