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A**H
Very powerful. moving and exquisitely written
At a time when are gratitude to the NHS is pronounced, this an important insight into the astonishing demands of nursing. Christie has a profound compassion for the people she has met and tells their stories with poetic candour. She blends in her personal history with an accessible guide to the medical, psychological and emotional challenges that the nursing community must deal with every day. And the overriding message of this book and its' equally brilliant predecessor ( 'The Language gf Kindness') is that we have a collective responsibility to support one another with both compassion and kindness irrespective of the challenges we have to face.
R**A
An insightful account of the cost of caring
I couldn’t put this book down once I started reading it. It’s gritty, honest and exudes compassion. Unless you work in a hospital, it’s hard to understand what compassionate care-giving costs those who give the care and their families, Christie Watson ‘s book gives an insight into this. She also shows the reader how it feels to be alongside people at the very worst times in their lives. This book gives us a real snapshot of the reality of life on The Front Line. The author somehow manages to tell her story in a way that’s never judging and at times is even laced with humour.
R**R
Good story line
Great book to read read enjoyed reading this book
C**D
excellent
Christie is an excellent story teller, as a fellow children's nurse I can relate to a lot of her anecdotes she relates these well to stories from her personal life. I am not a great reader but have just read the whole book on my holiday
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Lovely stories well told. There were tears.
After reading the language of kindness. I saw this as a follow-up with Christie going back into the NHS to help during the first wave of covid. I wasn't misled. It was just as emotional a journey. More concentrated on aspects of motherhood from Christie's perspective and how nursing is more than putting on a bandage. Beautiful stories, told well. As a nurse myself. It reminded me that whatever form nursing takes, in whatever capacity or department. We are more than just a job.
