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Call Nurse Millie
Nurse Millie and Connie (Book 1)
- Author
- Jean Fullerton
- Narrator
- Penelope Freeman
- Publisher
- Orion
- Publish Date
- 13 February 2014
- Run Time
- 14 hours 51 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
What to expect
Through Millie's eyes, we see the harsh realities and unexpected joys in the lives of the patients she treats, as well as the camaraderie that is forged with the fellow nurses that she lives with. Filled with unforgettable characters and moving personal stories, this vividly brings to life the colourful world of a post-war East London.
Read by Penelope Freeman
(p) 2014 Magna Large Print Books
Critics Review
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A delightful, well researched story that really does depict nursing and the living conditions in the East End at the end of the war
Lesley Pearse
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..the characters are well rounded, the period and political details evoke nostalgia, and the patient's stories are convincingly and vividly told... The writing shines off the page and begs for a sequel
HISTORICAL NOVELS SOCIETY
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Charming and full of detail about the work of a nurse in 1940s London, you will ride emotional highs and lows with each new birth and death. Beautifully written with some sharp dialogue
THE LADY
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Warmth, humour and characters readers care about, are Fullerton's hallmarks.
PETERBOROUGH EVENING TELEGRAPH
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Details
- Author
- Jean Fullerton
- Narrator
- Penelope Freeman
- Duration
- 14 hours 51 minutes
- Release Date
- 13 February 2014
- ISBN
- 9781409153122
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- Orion
- Genre
- Second World War fiction, Romance, Family saga / generational saga fiction
Synopsis
It's 1945 and, as the troops begin to return home, the inhabitants of London attempt to put their lives back together. For 25-year-old Millie, a qualified nurse and midwife, the jubilation at the end of the war is short-lived as she tends to the needs of the East End community around her. But while Millie witnesses tragedy and brutality in her job, she also finds strength and kindness. And when misfortune befalls her own family, it is the enduring spirit of the community that shows Millie that even the toughest of circumstances can be overcome.Through Millie's eyes, we see the harsh realities and unexpected joys in the lives of the patients she treats, as well as the camaraderie that is forged with the fellow nurses that she lives with. Filled with unforgettable characters and moving personal stories, this vividly brings to life the colourful world of a post-war East London.Read by Penelope Freeman(p) 2014 Magna Large Print Books
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