Nurse Kitty’s Secret War: A novel inspired by the brave nurses and doctors from the first NHS hospital (Nurse Kitty, 1)
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A novel inspired by the brave nurses and doctors from the first NHS hospital, the Trafford General, opened after the end of World War II. An inspiring and romantic read for fans of Call the Midwife and The Nightingale Girls.
It’s May 1945 and at 3pm, nurse Kitty Longthorne listens, together with the other surgical staff at South Manchester’s Park Hospital, to Winston Churchill’s broadcast on the radio. Germany has signed a declaration of complete surrender. The war is over in Europe and that day is to be celebrated as VE Day.
The mood in Park Hospital – still full of wounded American soldiers – is jubilant and hopeful, though Kitty is anything but. Her clandestine squeeze and the man she hopes to marry, James Williams has been giving her the cold shoulder for the last week, and she can’t work out why. Furthermore, her twin brother, Ned, is still missing in action – his last known whereabouts point to him being in a Japanese prisoner of war camp.
An uplifting, heart-wrenching novel based on the true story of the first ever NHS hospital, for fans of Donna Douglas and Nancy Revell.
Praise for NURSE KITTY’S SECRET WAR
A galloping read that conjures up life in a late 1940s hospital, complete with fierce matrons and handsome doctors. Nurse Kitty is a feisty heroine who sticks her neck out to protect her patients, while trying to resolve her own family problems and heal her broken heart. It’s engaging and atmospheric. – Gill Paul
I’m sure readers will love Nurse Kitty as she struggles to find true love when everything is going against it. I loved the end-of-WW2 setting, which is vividly imagined, and the sheer energy of Maggie Campbell’s pacy prose. A perfect escapist read. – Kitty Danton, author of A Wartime Wish
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Additional information
| Publisher | Trapeze (10 Dec. 2020) |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Paperback | 352 pages |
| ISBN-10 | 140919177X |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1409191773 |
| Dimensions | 19.69 x 1.91 x 12.7 cm |
by pom01326
I don’t think God save the Queen would have been chanted in 1948. When a patient was stabbed in the liver she developed nephritis which is a disease of the kidneys.
Not difficult to fact check.
by L. Voss
I was actually really surprised at how much I loved this novel, given that it’s not my usual genre. But once I picked it up, I raced through it and it was one of those books which I found myself constantly thinking about when I wasn’t reading it. The writing and characters are so vivid, and you just really care about Kitty and what she’s going through. I can’t wait for the next one!
by Amazon Customer
I loved this book, I bought it because it was only 99p and it sounded good.
It’s very easy to read and I really felt that I knew Kitty, she is a very strong female character. I’m looking forward to the sequel when it comes out and won’t hesitate to buy it. I would recommend this book to my friends and family
by Birdlady
Really enjoyed reading the book, it was so difficult to put down, and so eager to restart reading the book. In fact read it within 24 hours, can’t wait for the next installment of Kittys’ life and nursing.
by MetLineReader
A remarkable insight into the start of the NHS and the hardships faced by ordinary people at the end of WWII. Maggie Campbell writes with warmth and sincerity, it feels as though she has experienced many of the challenges faced by her main characters. The characters jump off the page, yet she has an easy accessible writing style that just gathers you up in the story.
This is my first book from this author, I look forward to reading more of her work.
by Pauline Lane
Enjoyed the book Nurse Kitty found a relaxing read
by Kath C.
Easy summer read
by Susan
A lovely little read about Nursing in Manchester and the care of fallen soldiers and the life of Kitty Longthorne, poverty, her dysfunctional family, love, the start of the NHS, discrimination, inequality…all packed iin