District Nurse on Call: (Steeple Street 2) (Steeple Street Series)

THE BRAND NEW BOOK BY SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR DONNA DOUGLAS Her second book in The Nurses of Steeple Street series The Nightingale Christmas Show is available to PRE-ORDER NOW! ***** West Yorkshire, 1926. After completing her training in Steeple Street, Agnes Sheridan is looking forward to making her mark as Bowden's first district nurse, confident she can make a difference in the locals' lives. But when Agnes arrives, she's treated with suspicion, labelled just another servant of the wealthy mine owners. The locals would much rather place their trust in the resident healer – Hannah Arkwright. And when the General Strike throws the village into turmoil, the miners and their families face hunger and hardship, and Agnes finds her loyalties tested. Now it's time to prove whose side she is really on and to fight for her place in the village . . . 'Full of well drawn characters and intriguing relationships. Donna Douglas skilfully charts her heroine's attempts to be accepted . . . uncovering secrets, heartbreak and lost loves along the way!' Mary Gibson, author of Custard Tarts and Broken Hearts West Yorkshire, 1926. The world of district nursing, especially for those working in a mining town, is incredibly hard. The hours are long, the cases vast and the senior staff impossibly tough. But after a hellish six months finding their feet, the trainee nurses have learned that beneath their hard exteriors lies a fierce loyalty they have come to rely on. And now that the young women have earned their badges, they are about to be sent out to care for their very own patients. Will they have what it takes to tackle the demanding life of a district nurse?