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The Number One bestseller - laughter and tears are never far away in this heart-warming true story of how Edith Cotterill came to be a district nurse
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'Never had I seen so many fleas! Startled by the daylight, they leapt in all directions, particularly mine. Quickly I peeled off her stockings and threw them on the fire, but by now the fleas had invaded her combinations. As for the fur coat, I shuddered to think ...'
Training in a hospital in the 1930s, Edith Cotterill's long hours on the wards included encouraging leeches to attach to patients (a task much harder than you might think) and the disposal in the furnace of amputated limbs. Although hospital life did have its compensations - it was there during the Second World War an injured sailor who became her husband.
After the birth of their two daughters, Edith returned to work in the 1950s as a district nurse. Whether she was ridding ageing spinsters of fleas or dishing out penicillin and enemas, Edith approached even the most wayward of patients with humour, compassion and warmth.
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15 of 15 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I am a huge fan of true life stories. This did not disapoint. The book was also interesting-factual-funny and i loved the era and nostalgia that goes with it. A very good readable read!! I have read some brilliant books of late inc two wonderful books by Mike Pannett and have just finished Kisses on a Post Card by Terence Frisby. At last something worth reading
12 of 12 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I really enjoyed the book, made me laugh and also parts that made me sad. The black country "wording" in parts also had me chuckling.
I wanted to share the humour because I was sat giggling to myself!
Love the true stories re nursing back in "the old days"
I also really liked Call the Midwife, Jennifer Worth -another excellent book!
Thanks Edith for this book
I wanted to share the humour because I was sat giggling to myself!
Love the true stories re nursing back in "the old days"
I also really liked Call the Midwife, Jennifer Worth -another excellent book!
Thanks Edith for this book
19 of 20 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
What a brilliant book. Very interesting, very funny in parts and very easy to follow. Top marks to Edith for this one. I recommend this book to everyone especially to those readers like myself who did nurse training way back in Edith,s time. I was laughing out loud when I read about the time she spent working in the hospital, those bits were hilarious. But there is a whole chunk of sadness too, but I wont go into any details because it would spoil it for the readers but do get those tissues ready for this very moving story, so be like me, put your feet up and like me enjoy this good book. Thanks Edith,this was my kind of read.
Most Recent Customer Reviews
A Nurse On Call From The Blackcountry
Blackcountry folk will love this book as its about a nurses life and career contains some Blackcountry Slang and remisses of the area.
Published 11 days ago by M.Styles
It arrived quickly
I purchased this book for my mother, who had been a nurse in the 1950/60's. She had recently come out of hospital and it gave her something to focus on. Read more
Published 27 days ago by vandor
BOOK NURSE ON CALL
I am from the Midlands so I was intrigued by the setting of this story.
It proved to be a lovely read and brought back many memories of the places I grew up in. Read more
It proved to be a lovely read and brought back many memories of the places I grew up in. Read more
Published 1 month ago by Sandie
if you enjoyed 'call the midwife'....
I bought this on a whim, having run out of reading material. I'm so glad that I did. One minute I was laughing out loud, the next I was weeping buckets. Read more
Published 2 months ago by Miss K. O'Mara
Managed to finish it
I can't say I was enthralled by it, and also agree with other reviewers that her job at the kennels seems to figure more than her job as a nurse. Read more
Published 2 months ago by Mark
Present for a friend
I have bought this for a good friend's birthday present. She used to work in a hospital, and is interested in any history, especially medical.
Published 9 months ago by caravan lady
Pleasant memoir.
I am going to echo some of the sentiments of some of the other reviewers. I too found the writing style stiff and formal and I initially had some difficulty engaging with the... Read more
Published 11 months ago by BookCrazy
Lacking in nursing content!
Mediocre book, one assumes it will be about her nursing career but she wanders off on a tangent several times which becomes quite boring. Read more
Published 12 months ago by Enigmatic Blonde
Nurse on call
enjoyed a lot by daughter mother and grandmother . One could relate to being treated then, one trained as a nurse 20 years later and one is training know .
Published 13 months ago by Jane
Not very interesting, more about dog breeding than nursing!
Didn't enjoy this book at all. It spends more time talking about dog breeding than it does about nursing which is what is was purchased for.
Published 14 months ago by A Reader
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