The Nurses of Steeple Street

Posted on 17 February 2018 by Donna Douglas

Welcome to the district nurses home on Steeple Street, where everyone has a secret Ambitious young nurse Agnes Sheridan had a promising future ahead of her until a tragic mistake brought all her dreams crashing down and cost her the love and respect of everyone around her Now she has come to Leeds for a fresh start as a trainee district nurse But Agnes finds herself facing unexpected challenges as she is assigned to Quarry Hill, one of the city s most notorious slums Before she can redeem herself in the eyes of her family, she must first win the trust and respect of her patients and fellow nurses Does Agnes have what it takes to stay the distance Or will the tragedy of her past catch up with her Free Read The Nurses of Steeple Street by Donna Douglas For Kindle ePUB or eBook – kino-fada.fr I really enjoyed this book by the author of the Nightingales series I love medical dramas set in this era.Agnes is forced to leave her previous life and start training as a district nurse in Quarry Hill Initially she believes that she will teach them all because she trained as a prestigious Nightingale Nurse She soon learns that she will have to earn the trust of the locals as they see her as believing she is above working with the people around Steeple Street She thinks that aI really enjoyed this book by the author of the Nightingales series I love medical dramas set in this era.Agnes is forced to leave her previous life and start training as a district nurse in Quarry Hill Initially she believes that she will...It is difficult for me to review this novel because I liked parts of it and hated others I found the story about the naive young girl and the backstreet abortionist to be drawn out, predictable and dripping in sentimentality, but I was fascinated by other threads, expecially the medical treatments of the 1920s Many of the characters were undeveloped or wishy washy Agnes, the main protagonist I much preferred the feisty Bess Bradshaw, a bossy senior district nurse whom everyone else seemed It is difficult for me to review this novel because I liked parts of it and hated others I found the story about the naive young girl and the backstreet abortionist to be drawn out, predictable and dripping in sentimentality, but I was fascinated by other threads, expecially the medical treatments of the 1920s Many of the characters were undevelo...I love the stories of the nurse trainees in early 1920 30 England This is another excellent story about nurses and trainees by Donna Douglas These nurses are training in and aiding the residents in the District areas of Great Britain These nurses provide not just medical help, but also social and support to residents of the areas that they serve Donna Douglas does a great job describing realistic issues that both the residents as well as the nurses deal with.I love these books by Donna I love the stories of the nurse trainees in early 1920 30 England This is ...Really enjoyed this book now have to read the Nightingales seriesI was really looking forward to starting a new series from Donna Douglas, as I ve really enjoyed reading her Nightingales series, set in a London hospital from the late 1930s to 1940s Like the rest of the planet, my experiences with district nursing i.e community nursing mainly come from watching reading Call the Midwife with a bit of the Sue Barton series thrown in While I thought this book was good, I wasn t as enchanted with the nurses of Steeple Street who look after the people needing I was really looking forward to starting a new series from Donna Douglas, as I ve really enjoyed reading her Nightingales series, set in a London hospital from the late 1930s to 1940s Like the rest of the planet, my experiences with district nursing i.e community nursing mainly come from watching reading Call the Midwife with a bit of the Sue Barton series thrown in While I thought this book was good, I wasn t as enchanted with the nurses of Steeple Street who look after the people needing home visits from nurses in all parts of Leeds Why I think there are several factors that affected my enjoyment of the book The first was that I just could not like Agnes, the new nurse training She s from the Nightingale nice link but she s an idiot She looks down on the senior district nurses, certain that she can s...I m always a little nervous about new series Having read two of the Nightingale books and loved them I wasn t sure if it would be repeated in Steeple Street It was Though there are similarities between the two series, the mother daughter feud, the posh rich girl no one believes in, the book is actually quite different than Nightingales.There are the nurses, Agnes a posh nurse graduate of the Nightingale school One look at her and most think she ll be gone before the week is out But Agnes I m always a little nervous about new series Having read two of the Nightingale books and loved them I wasn t sure if it would be repeated in Steeple Street It was Though there are similarities between the two series, the mother daughter feud, the posh rich girl no one believes in, the book is actually quite different than Nightingales.There are the nurses, Agnes a posh nurse graduate of the Nightingale school One look at her and most think she ll be gone before the week is out But Agnes has a secret a tragic past that in her mind means she has to remain in Steeple Street Polly another trainee who gave it all up for love only to return to nursing Her mother Bess a sharp tongued no nonsense nurse, who makes the lives of Agnes and Polly miserable Other nu...I was given a copy via Netgalley for a fair and unbiased review.Welcome to the district nurses home on Steeple Street, where everyone has a secret Agnes Sheridan start s her training as a district nurse in Leeds, she is hiding from her devastating past, Agnes was bought up with all of life s luxuries until tragedy hit, now with her placement in Quarry Hill Agnes sees how other people live and is shocked Agnes has the attitude she is better th...Donna Douglas s books never disappoint and this is no exception, despite that for much of the book I felt disconcerted that I really didn t care much for the two lead characters, namely Agnes and Bess I felt that Agnes, despite her previous nursing experience had very little insight into people, showed a complete lack of flexibility and was far too harsh in her judgements of people she made it hard for the reader to relate to her Bess on the other hand, despite the oodles of compassion she Donna Douglas s books never disappoint and this is no exception, despite that for much of the book I felt disconcerted that I really didn t care much for the two lead characters, namely Agnes and Bess I felt that Agnes, despite her previous nursing experience had very little insight into people, showed a complete lack of flexibility and was far too harsh in her judgements of people she made it hard for the reader to relate to her Bess on the other hand, despite the oodles of compassion she was able to show her patients appeared to have n...Donna Douglas is one of my favourite authors and I am happy to say this is another wonderful read full of unforgettable characters The Nurses of Steeple Street is based on a group of district nurses who work together and live together, not always in harmony The main character for me is Agnes Sheridan as she arrives to start her district nurse training To say Agnes is not comfortable with her new surroundings is an understatement as Leeds is so far away from her comfortable home in London But Donna Douglas is one of my favourite authors and I am happy to say this is another wonderful read full of unforgettable characters The Nurses of Steeple Street is based on a group of district nurses who work ...I adored the Nightengale Nurses series Hopefully this will be another series because this book had everything, lies, pride, prejudice, love and hate It turns out that not everything is as it appears Accurately presents nursing back in days following WW1, with the pathos of for...

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17 February 2018

Donna Douglas