Nightingales Under the Mistletoe

Posted on 05 August 2019 by Donna Douglas

Christmas 1941 and the nurses at the Nightingale are facing their toughest winter yet.With shortages everywhere, and every news bulletin announcing defeats and losses, the British people are weary and demoralised and The Nightingale Hospital is suffering too.Millie is recently widowed and dealing with the demands of her family s estate It s not long before her old world of The Nightingale begins to beckon, along with a long lost love Jess is struggling with her move from East London to the quiet of the countryside.Effie finds herself exiled to a quiet village, but the quiet doesn t last for long as she soon finds excitement in the shape of a smooth talking GI.As Christmas approaches, even the shelter of the countryside can t protect the girls from heartache. Download Nightingales Under the Mistletoe Author Donna Douglas – kino-fada.fr I was unsure about this Nightingale instalment at first as it is set in the countryside, away from the Nightingale hospital in London But with familiar characters Millie, Jess and Effie it soon gains a familiarity There s a nice ...I must admit I requested this book from Netgalley as I wanted something completely different from the thrillers and Australian Rural Romances I d been reading lately.And this fitted the bill perfectly.I realise that this was book 7 in the series but this didn t make any difference to the enjoyment of the story, as there were little bits of fill in of the characters without making too much of it.The Nightingale Hospital in the East End has been torn apart by the Blitz, so nurses are sent from I must admit I requested this book from Netgalley as I wanted something completely different from the thrillers and Australian Rural Romances I d been reading lately.And this fitted the bill perfectly.I realise that this was book 7 in the series but this didn t make any difference to the enjoyment of the story, as there were little bits of fill in of the characters without making too much of it.The Nightingale Hospital in the East E...I highly recommend this book to anyone else who has been reading the Nightingale Nurses series Beautifully written, honest stories of the lives of a group of nurses during the late 1930s and early 1940s.This one is particularly lovely because Millie is back It s a reminder of how hard the work was and the dedication that these amazing women had for nursing I can t wait for the next book in the series Like There is going t...Sadly come to the end of the nightingale series and they were excellent each book just got better and this last one is no exception excellent story lines and characters and made you think you were living the times Millie is recently widowed and she wonders if she should go back to nursing to help out over the Christmas time when nurses are in demand The nightingale hospital is moved and nurses are moved with it to Jess is moved to the country much to her dislike and she find it hard to start Sadly come to the end of the nightingale series and they were excellent each book just got better and this last one is no exception excellent story lines and characters and made you think you were living the times Millie is recently widowed and she wonders if she should go back to nursing to help out over the Christmas time when nurses are in demand The ni...Time taken to read dipped in and out over 3 daysPages 432Publisher Random House UKSource The WorksBlurb from Goodreads Christmas 1941 and the nurses at the Nightingale are facing their toughest winter yet.With shortages everywhere, and every news bulletin announcingdefeats and losses, the British people are weary and demoralised and The Nightingale Hospital is suffering too.Millie is recently widowed and dealing with the demands of her family s estate It s not long before her old Time taken to read dipped in and out over 3 daysPages 432Publisher Random House UKSource The WorksBlurb from Goodreads Christmas 1941 and the nurses at the Nightingale are facing their toughest winter yet.With shortages everywhere, and every news bulletin announcingdefeats and losses, the British people are weary and demoralised and The Nightingale Hospital is suffering too.Millie is recently widowed and dealing with the demands of her family s estate It s not long before her old world of The Nightingale begins to beckon, along with a long lost love Jess is struggling with her move from East London to the quiet of the countryside.Effie finds herself exiled to a quiet village, but the quiet doesn t last for long as she soon finds excitement in the shape of a smooth talking GI.As Christmas approaches, eve...Mille is back Now my dream of a reunion of the original three characters might happen Anyway back to the story This book picks up after the Nightingale was evacuated in the previous book While neither Helen nor Dora appears we do get Millie and a few other favourites like Jess and Effie We also meet sisters Daisy and Grace Daisy is spoiled and has been indulged her whole life, while Grace works as a housemaid for Millie and her grandmother and has devoted herself to her siblings after the Mille is back Now my dream of a reunion of the original three characters might happen Anyway back to the story This book picks up after the Nightingale was evacuated in the previous book While neither Helen nor Dora appears we do get Millie and a few other favourites like Jess and Effie We also meet sisters Daisy and Grace Daisy is spoiled and has been indulged her whole life, while Grace works as a housemaid for Millie and her grandmother and has devoted herself to her siblings after the death of her mother Millie is dealing with the famiky estate being taken over by the RAF, her nagging and annoyed grandmother and her broken heart following the loss of her husband who was killed when his plane was shot down With the requisition of the house, it brings William Tremayne Helen s brother back into her life and shakes things up Meanwhile Daisy and Effie and Jess meet up with some RAF and RCAF pilots and crew and get swept away by their charms I love these stories, the shorter chapters, ...I just love this series about the training of nurses at the Nightengale Hospital in the East End of London.I love the characters, some of which come and go, and some which areconstant It is a great glimpse into how much nursing and training nurses has...Good bookAs usual I loved another Donna Douglas book He characters are great and the group s of people very different but very much alike She blends the characters and their individual circumstances quite well.It said on the cover, Friends of Call the Midwife will enjoy this, which is possible but for me it lacked the depth that Jennifer Worth s books portray and I felt the characters were one dimensional The story was very predictable but it was all right for a Christmas feel good read.She does it againYet again another fantastic installment from Donna Douglas She really brings the characters of the Nightingale alive Every book keeps you interested and enthralled right to the last page.

05 August 2019

Donna Douglas