Bandaging the Blitz, Phyll Macdonald Ross
Bandaging the Blitz, Phyll Macdonald Ross
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Bandaging the Blitz

Author: Phyll Macdonald Ross, I. D. Roberts

Narrator: Annie Aldington, Gordon Griffin

Unabridged: 8 hr 49 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 08/27/2015


Synopsis

In 1938, eighteen-year-old Phyllis Ellsworth packs her bags, says goodbye to her anxious parents and sets off from her quiet seaside home for the Hackney Hospital in London's bustling East End, where she is to fulfill her dream to train as a nurse. At first, it is a whirlwind of long days, hard work, new friends and plenty of mischief, but just ten months later Britain declares war on Germany and life at the hospital is transformed. Phyll's days become an endless cycle of air-raid sirens, injured servicemen and anxiously waiting for news of loved ones. And when she falls in love with a handsome young solider, Alistair, Phyll's work provides the only distraction from worrying about his safety.

Bandaging the Blitz is a true story of coming-of-age in terrible times, of the blossoming of first romance into a life-long love affair, and of a young woman whose eagerness to do good in the world brought her suddenly face-to-face with death and drama in all its many guises.

About I. D. Roberts

I. D. Roberts was born in Australia in 1970 and moved to England when he was three. For the past decade he has been the film writer for a national listings magazine. His first novel, Kingdom Lock, an Historical adventure set during the Great War was published by Allison & Busby in May 2014.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Teresa

A good read. It gives you an idea about the way people coped in the Blitz. Although I was expecting more from this side of it. I would also have liked an epilogue with information about Eddie and Mac and what happened to them. I'm sure they stayed in touch and it would have been nice to know their o......more

Goodreads review by Alison

This book was utterly wonderful from start to finish I laughed, I cried and I almost felt at times like I was there with them. Such a beautiful story so well written An absolute must for any fan of war time books especially anyone with an interest in nursing This book totally reminded me of every reaso......more

Goodreads review by Lucy

This was such a stunning read! It was another book I found at the local book fair and what a fantastic discovery. It was a shot in the dark - I had never heard of this book before. However, it was not a disappointment! As a book co-written by someone who actually lived through these things, it had a......more

Goodreads review by Vanessa

A good read. Being a former frontline nurse in Afghanistan and currently a trauma nurse, I could really relate to Phyll's story. I found it so captivating and interesting. It's definitely hard work to train but so very rewarding at the same time. What a lovely group of friends she had. It's definitel......more