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Book Description Softcover. Condition: new. 1. Product Description1 INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER A moving lyrical beautifullywritten portrait of a nurse and the lives she has touchedChristie Watson spent twenty years as a nurse and in this intimate poignant and remarkably powerful book she opens the doors of the hospital and shares its secrets She takes us by her side down hospital corridors to visit the wards and meet her unforgettable patientsIn the neonatal unit premature babies fight for their lives hovering at the very edge of survival like tiny Emmanuel wrapped up in a sandwich bag On the cancer wards the nurses administer chemotherapy and long after the medicine stops working something more importantwhich Watson learns to recognize when her own father is dying of cancer In the pediatric intensive care unit the nurses wash the hair of a little girl to remove the smell of smoke from the house fire The emergency room is overcrowded as ever with waves of alcohol and drug addicted patients as well as patients like Betty a widow suffering chest pain frail and alone And the stories of the geriatric wardGladys and older patients like hershow the plight of the most vulnerable members of our societyThrough the smallest of actions nurses provide vital care and kindness All of us will experience illness in our lifetime and we will all depend on the support and dignity that nurses offer us yet the women and men who form the vanguard of our health care remain unsung In this age of fear hate and division Christie Watson has written a book that reminds us of all that we share and of the urgency of compassionReviewNamed one of the Best Books of 2018 by The Guardian and The Sunday TimesWith grit and wisdom this memoir of life as a nurse encompasses birth death and the unpredictable workings of minds and bodies in between Watson who worked in British hospitals for twenty years before becoming a novelist recounts the crises triumphs and uncertainties inherent in nursing others The New YorkerI challenge anyone to get through all 336 pages without weeping Expect Watsons stories of patients like Tommy and Katie to linger with you many days after the final chapter The Sunday TimesPowerful An absorbing allseeing tour through the doors of the hospital Molly Case The ObserverChristie Watson is a lovely writerand judging from this book a gifted nurse The New York TimesTender and beautifully written A love letter to a profession whose values are threatened The Daily TelegraphChristie Watson is an inspiration This book is breathtaking Emilia ClarkeThis brilliant lifechanging book has to be experienced More than a memoir The Language of Kindness exerts the power of a gripping novel The Irish TimesThere is so much love in this book that it makes the tears bearable Christie Watson has written a beautiful and lyrical account of the true meaning of a nurses life Amanda Foreman author of A World on FireMany doctors have been distinguished writers But we havent heard enough from nurses whose world is just as arcane and important The Language of Kindness could not be more compelling or more welcome Its about how we survive and about the people who help us do so Roxana Robinson The New York Times Book ReviewMoving eloquent funny inspiringan urgent book for our times Sarah Bakewell author of At the Existentialist CafThe Language of Kindnesshas thoroughly resuscitated my faith in the genre It made me cry It made me think It made me laugh It encouraged me to appreciate this most underappreciated of professions more than ever Adam KayThe GuardianIf its taken a very long time to get a memoir written by a nurse then it was certainly worth the wait I have rarely read anything that has moved me as much In both her nursing and her writing Watson achieves what we might call a state of grace. Seller Inventory # BKZN9781524761646
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Book Description Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. #1 INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER A moving, lyrical, beautifully-written portrait of a nurse and the lives she has touched Christie Watson spent twenty years as a nurse, and in this intimate, poignant, and remarkably powerful book, she opens the doors of the hospital and shares its secrets. She takes us by her side down hospital corridors to visit the wards and meet her unforgettable patients. In the neonatal unit, premature babies fight for their lives, hovering at the very edge of survival, like tiny Emmanuel, wrapped up in a sandwich bag. On the cancer wards, the nurses administer chemotherapy and, long after the medicine stops working, something more important--which Watson learns to recognize when her own father is dying of cancer. In the pediatric intensive care unit, the nurses wash the hair of a little girl to remove the smell of smoke from the house fire. The emergency room is overcrowded as ever, with waves of alcohol and drug addicted patients as well as patients like Betty, a widow suffering chest pain, frail and alone. And the stories of the geriatric ward--Gladys and older patients like her--show the plight of the most vulnerable members of our society. Through the smallest of actions, nurses provide vital care and kindness. All of us will experience illness in our lifetime, and we will all depend on the support and dignity that nurses offer us; yet the women and men who form the vanguard of our health care remain unsung. In this age of fear, hate, and division, Christie Watson has written a book that reminds us of all that we share, and of the urgency of compassion. "A memoir about the experiences of a nurse in London, focusing on the overlooked importance of kindness and compassion"--Provided by publisher. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability. Seller Inventory # 9781524761646
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