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  • Midwife on Call

    by Agnes Light ...
    Agnes Light trained as a nurse in the 1960s and went on to become a midwife - helping to bring new lives into the world for over thirty years.After fainting from shock at the first birth she attended as a student, Agnes grew to adore her job and the lifelong friends that worked with her on the maternity ward. In her enchanting memoir, she recalls how she struggled at first with the strict rules of ... Read more

    $0.99 CAD

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  • District Nurse

    by Patricia Jordan ...
    In the bestselling tradition of Call the Midwife, an honest and moving account of working as a district nurse in 1950s England.Born in Belfast, Patricia Jordan left for England to train as a nurse in the 1940s and DISTRICT NURSE is her moving and humorous account of life as a visiting nurse in a small English town. She leaves behind a close-knit family and a failed romance in Ireland to begin ... Read more

    $5.99 CAD

  • Bundles of Joy

    Two Thousand Miracles. One Unstoppable Manchester Midwife

    by Linda Fairley ...
    The second book from Sunday Times bestselling author Linda Fairley.‘No matter how many babies I deliver, each and every one is a miracle, connecting me to the world like nothing else, reminding me that we are all equal in the beginning, and in the end. It’s a great leveller, childbirth.’It’s January 1972 and times have changed since Linda first stepped onto a maternity ward four years earlier. ... Read more

    $11.99 CAD

  • So There I Was...

    My Hospital Adventures

    by Rob Gordon ...
    This book is a collection of my all-time favorite stories from working with patients as a medical professional over the past seventeen years. I have witnessed and been a part of some amazing experiences ranging from hilarious to shocking to just plain disgusting. I've told these stories many times at family gatherings, parties, and in conversations with friends. After much encouragement, I took ... Read more

    $5.99 CAD

  • Twelve Babies on a Bike

    Diary of a Pupil Midwife

    by Dot May Dunn ...
    A young midwife's account of her training in the Midlands in the 1950s. A SUNDAY TIMES bestseller.It's 1957, and in a shattered post-war world, life goes on. Dot, a pupil midwife, negotiates the streets on her trusty old bicycle - come rain or shine - to help women in need.Living and working under the supervision of the strict Mrs O'Reilly, she must complete her training with twelve deliveries: ... Read more

    $4.99 CAD

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  • It Won't Hurt a Bit

    Nursing Tales from the Swinging Sixties

    by Jane Yeadon ...
    When Jane Yeadon decided that she wanted to become a nurse, the Swinging Sixties had arrived in style. But before her training the nearest she got to anything swinging was the udder of the cow on their farm in the north-east of Scotland. It was time to leave for the bright lights and some modern life. It Won't Hurt a Bit is the story of Jane's journey from the farm she loved and the schoolwork she ... Read more

    $8.99 CAD

  • This Side of the Call Light

    by Nurse Jane ...
    There is no available information at this time. ... Read more

    $11.99 CAD

  • Catching Babies

    A Midwife's Tale

    by Sheena Byrom ...
    A midwife's heartwarming and inspirational true storyCatching Babies is a moving account of an extraordinary career. It reveals the unique experiences that filled midwife Sheena Byrom's days as she looked after mums and dads and helped to bring their precious babies into the world.From her very first day as a nervous student nurse in Blackburn to the dedicated completion of her midwifery ... Read more

    $5.99 CAD

  • Tales of a Midwife

    by Maria Anderson ...
    Maria Anderson trained as an NHS nurse and went on to become a midwife, a job she has adored for over twenty years. After fainting whilst attending her first three births, Maria went from nervous trainee to assured midwife and in her brilliant memoir she recounts the highs and lows of life inside the maternity unit. From frantic fathers and breaking her hand during a traumatic home birth, to ... Read more

    $9.99 CAD

  • Mercy

    by Echo Heron ...
    **MERCY, a Novel (Revised 2024) CATALINA RICHARDSON, RN, is both dedicated nurse and black sheep of Mercy Hospital's Ward 2. Battle-weary from continually bucking a system choked by hospital politics, obnoxious doctors and self-serving management, the main things that keep the feisty redhead going are her patients. This week's assignments are among the most challenging and intriguing: CORKY, the ... Read more

    $9.99 CAD

  • Hospital Beat: A Police Officer’s stories from inside a busy British hospital

    A Police Officer’s stories from inside a busy British hospital

    by Jonathan Nicholas ...
    Have you ever thought your local hospital might be haunted? Did you know the police are sometimes called upon to deal with thieving patients, dishonest staff, and even medical professionals with strange and disturbing sexual habits? This and more is probably happening in your local hospital, but so far you have been blissfully unaware. Until now... ... Read more

    $4.99 CAD

  • Nursing Stories: Ordinary People, Extraordinary Journey

    by Pedus C. Eweama ...
    Each of us has at least once in our lifetime come into contact with nurses of all backgrounds, whether in the course of being cared for or while they care for our family and friends. More often than not, we have seen nurses as what they truly are: compassionate professionals who often go above and beyond the call of duty in an unequivocally selfless manner. But not many of us have taken time to ... Read more

    $11.99 CAD