A Nightingale Christmas Wish

Posted on 24 January 2018 by Donna Douglas

As Christmas 1938 approaches, the staff at the Nightingale Hospital have their own wishes for the festive season.Ward sister Frannie Wallace is hoping she won t have to live through another war like the one that claimed her beloved fiance But with bomb defences going up all around London, it seems as if her hopes are in vain.Staff Nurse Helen Dawson wants to find happiness again after the death of her husband Charlie A handsome stranger seems to offer the chance she wants But is she looking for love in the wrong place Matron Kathleen Fox struggles to keep up morale amongst her nurses as the hospital faces the threat of evacuation But while everyone else worries about the future of the Nightingale, it s for her own future that Kathleen truly fears.As the country prepares itself for war, one thing is for sure by the time next Christmas comes, nothing at the Nightingale Hospital will be the same again. Free Download A Nightingale Christmas Wish by Donna Douglas For Kindle ePUB or eBook – kino-fada.fr It s hard to believe that twelve months ago I hadn t even heard of this wonderful series, and now I ve just completed book number five with thanks to Audible and already eagerly anticipating Book Six Whilst it has Christmas in its title, it didn t revolve as much around the festive season as I thought it might Nonetheless, this book picks up a few months where Nightingales on Call left off in November 1938 Millie and Dora, two of the original Nightingale nurses in training have both since It s hard to believe that twelve months ago I hadn t even heard of this wonderful series, and now I ve just completed book number five with thanks to Audible and already eagerly anticipating Book Six Whilst it has Christmas in its title, it didn t revolve as much around the festive season as I thought it might Nonetheless, this book picks up a few months where Nightingales on Call left off in November 1938 Millie and Dora, two of the original Nightingale nurses in training have both since married and left the hospital however we still get glimpses of Dora in this one, who we learn is pregnant We only hear about Millie through Dora and Helen Helen, who lost her dear Charlie in Nightingale Nurses, is the primary storyteller of this one She has returned to theatre nursing however her overbearing and domineering mother who is Head of Trustees , all but forced Matron to promote Helen to ...Yet another amazing book each one just gets better and better well worth reading and as the nightingale nurses are getting ready for Christmas There is the threat of war and how will the hospital hold up with that Nurse Helen starts working in a higher role in casualty and she is really nervous and wonders if she is up for the job and Drs who work on casualty also think the same and think she only got the job because of her mum Will she prove to them all tha...I love a good period drama series and I really enjoyed getting to know the characters at the Nightingale Hospital in the first books of the series I was really looking forward to reading about some familiar faces again and followingof their stories.As the run up to Christmas has fast approached this year, I was quite excited about reading this novel as it would ve been my first Christmas read of 2014 The...This was a book in the Nightingale nurse series We find outabout the nurses in the previous book as they face an oncoming war and worries about whether the hospital will stay open or whether they will all need to evacuate How will the student nurses ever finish their studies Will those troubled by the first World War ever manage to find love or get over their past loves Matron is worried about her own health and very reluctant to seek medical help.She needs to keep everyone else This was a book in the Nightingale nurse series We find outabout the nurses in the previous book as they face an oncoming war and worries about whether the hospital will stay open or whether they will all need to evacuate How will the student nurses ever finish their studies Will those troubled by the first World War ever manage to find love or get over their past love...At first I wasn t sure if I d even like this book At the end of the previous book two of the three main characters graduated, got married and moved on although it did promise to show the lives of new students including the wild not terribly bright Effie and Jess who I lived in the last book Instead the first few chapters were slow going We meet Frannie a ward sister and close friend of the matron, Effie is also there but sadly no Jess she only makes a small appearance or two throughout the At first I wasn t sure if I d even like this book At the end of the previous book two of the three main characters graduated, got married and moved on although it did promise to show the lives of new students including the wild not terribly bright Effie and Jess who I lived in the last book Instead the first few chapters were slow going We meet Frannie a ward sister and close friend of the matron, Effie is also there but sadly no Jess she only makes a small appearance or two throughout the book, and the return of Helen who was sadly missed in the last book But once past the first few chapters things start to get good Although it says Christmas in the title less than half the book takes place around Christmas time The story opens with Frannie seeing her fianc off to the front lines in 1914, alongside his best friend John Her fianc Matthew does not return from the war which leads her into nursing Helen is beginning to feel lo...FunDouglas doesn t disappoint The character are as loveable as ever, and the story just as fun as the last Another win.4.0 out of 5 stars It s always a risk to love and there are no guarantees But what a cost if one just walks away, never knowing what could have beenAlthouh this story had a lotromance in it than nursing, I still enjoyed it Set in London at the Nightingale Hospital right before England enters World War II, the student nurses and the Sisters we ve grown to know and love in the past 4 books are facing new challenges as big changes loom for them and their beloved hospital The books 4.0 out of 5 stars It s always a risk to love and there are no guarantees But what a cost if one just walks away, never knowing what could have beenAlthouh this story had a lotromance in it than nursing, I still enjoyed it Set in London at the Nightingale Hospital right before England enters World War II, the student nurses and the Sisters we ve grown to know and love in the past 4 books are facing new challenges ...Helen Dawson is my favorite Nightingale I have loved her story from the beginning Now, as she has graduated from the nursing program, she is promoted to head nurse in the Casualty Ward or Emergency Room as we would know it Feeling out of place and young, she strives to move forward with courage and faith, but finds herself at odds with Dr McKay, the casualty doctor Helen has always feltin common with her husband Charlie s family than her own and at a family Christmas party meets Helen Dawson is my favorite Nightingale I have loved her story from the beginning Now, as she has graduated from the nursing program, she is promoted to head nurse in the Casualty Ward or Emergency Room as we would know it Feeling out of place and young, she strives to move forward with courage and faith, but finds herself at odds with Dr McKay, the casualty doctor Helen has always feltin common with her husband Charlie s family than her own and at a family Christmas party meets Charlie s cousin Christopher Finding herself drawn to him, she soon discovers he s nothing like Charlie and she realizes her heart belongs to a doctor.I loved getting to know Frannie and her story, and getting to know Matron and learning her story really enriched this one Effie is trouble waiting to happen, Dora and Nick are e...I read this on the KindleThis is the 5th book in the seriesIt starts at Christmas 1938 with talk of war it carries on to the beginning of the war 1939This was another good one in the series withabout the people plus new ones coming in to ...Loved this book It was up to the usual fantastic standard of the Nightingale series This one follows Frannie, Helen, Effie and Kathleen Matron through their romantic and health stories It s great to see Dora making a small appearance and Millie mentioned Loved the trio of Helen, Dora and Millie from the original book so hope they are featured a lot in the rest of the series By the end of the book WW2 is just starting so looking forward to reading about their lives during the war in the Loved this book It was up to the usual fantastic standard of the Nightingale series This one follows Frannie, Helen, Effie and Kathleen Matron through their romantic and health stories It s great to see Dora making a small appearance and Millie mentioned Loved the trio of Helen, Dora and Millie from the original book so hope they are featured a ...

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24 January 2018

Donna Douglas