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An Ocean Apart (häftad, eng)
<p><b>Inspired by real life stories of the Windrush Generation and her mother’s own experiences as a nurse coming to B...
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<p><b>Inspired by real life stories of the Windrush Generation and her mother’s own experiences as a nurse coming to Britain from the Caribbean, Sarah Lee’s debut novel <i>An Ocean Apart </i>is a must for fans of <i>Call the Midwife</i>.</b><br><br><b>'A love letter to the women who left behind everything to help heal our country and establish the NHS.
I could not have loved this more and thought about it long after I turned the last page.' - Kate Thompson, author of <i>The Little Wartime Library</i></b><br><br>It’s 1954 and, in Barbados, Ruby Haynes spots an advertisement for young women to train as nurses for the new National Health Service in Great Britain.
Her sister, Connie, takes some persuading, but soon the sisters are on their way to a new country – and a whole new world of experiences.<br><br>As they start their training in Hertfordshire, they discover England isn’t quite the promised land; for every door that’s opened to them, the sisters find many slammed in their faces.
And though the girls find friendships with their fellow nurses, Connie struggles with being so far from home, and keeping secret the daughter she has left behind in search of a better life for the both of them . . .<br><br><b>'A glorious triumph of a book full of characters that feel like real friends, so atmospheric, compelling and nostalgic, I adored it.' - Alex Brown, author of <i>A Postcard from Italy</i></b></p>
I could not have loved this more and thought about it long after I turned the last page.' - Kate Thompson, author of <i>The Little Wartime Library</i></b><br><br>It’s 1954 and, in Barbados, Ruby Haynes spots an advertisement for young women to train as nurses for the new National Health Service in Great Britain.
Her sister, Connie, takes some persuading, but soon the sisters are on their way to a new country – and a whole new world of experiences.<br><br>As they start their training in Hertfordshire, they discover England isn’t quite the promised land; for every door that’s opened to them, the sisters find many slammed in their faces.
And though the girls find friendships with their fellow nurses, Connie struggles with being so far from home, and keeping secret the daughter she has left behind in search of a better life for the both of them . . .<br><br><b>'A glorious triumph of a book full of characters that feel like real friends, so atmospheric, compelling and nostalgic, I adored it.' - Alex Brown, author of <i>A Postcard from Italy</i></b></p>
Format | Häftad |
Omfång | 336 sidor |
Språk | Engelska |
Förlag | Pan Macmillan |
Utgivningsdatum | 2022-09-29 |
ISBN | 9781529086812 |
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- Häftad, 336, Engelska, Pan Macmillan, 2022-09-29, 9781529086812
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Specifikation
Böcker
- Format Häftad
- Antal sidor 336
- Språk Engelska
- Förlag Pan Macmillan
- Utgivningsdatum 2022-09-29
- ISBN 9781529086812