Yes Sister, No Sister
My Life as a Trainee Nurse in 1950s Yorkshire
$37.67
- Paperback
352 pages
- Release Date
15 November 2010
Summary
A fascinating memoir of the life of a trainee nurse in the 1950s - essential reading for fans of the BBC’s nostalgic gem Call the Midwife’What is your name?’ she asks, staring at me.‘Jennifer Ross.“Jennifer Ross, Sister. Well, Nurse Ross, you are dressed in the uniform of a nurse from the Leeds General Infirmary. Such a uniform is not worn with a cardigan. Take it off at once.“Yes Sister.’ I can feel my face turn red.A trainee nurse in the 1950s had a lot to bear. In Jennifer Craig’s enchanti…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780091937959 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0091937957 |
| Author: | Jennifer Craig |
| Publisher: | Ebury Publishing |
| Imprint: | Ebury Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 352 |
| Release Date: | 15 November 2010 |
| Weight: | 239g |
| Dimensions: | 198mm x 126mm x 21mm |
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Enchanting
Enchanting * Sunday Times *Affectionate and humorous … a tribute to the resilience and loyalty of the nursing profession * Lancaster Evening Post *An evocative, often amusing account of an era long-lost * Yorkshire Post *
About The Author
Jennifer Craig
Jennifer Craig trained at Leeds General Infirmary and rose to become Ward Sister. She emigrated to Canada in 1961, where she married and had two children. Later she studied for a Bachelor’s degree in nursing, followed by a Masters degree in education and finally a Ph.D. Ten years as an educational consultant in a medical school preceded semi-retirement when she became a student of homeopathy and obtained her diploma. She now lives in the mountains of British Columbia with a dog and a cat and is a student of writing.
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