Ich war bisher davon ausgegangen, dass es eine sechsteilige Buchserie ist, hatte dies aber auch nicht näher recherchiert. Nun sehe ich, dass es in UK weitere Bände gibt, quasi Weihnachtsbände. (in Klammer der Erscheinungstermin der Originalausgaben)
The Nightingale Girls: (Nightingales 1) Paperback – 16 Aug 2012
The Nightingale Sisters: (Nightingales 2) Paperback – 25 Apr 2013
The Nightingale Nurses: (Nightingales 3) Paperback – 24 Oct 2013
Nightingales on Call: (Nightingales 4) Paperback – 24 Apr 2014
A Nightingale Christmas Wish: (Nightingales 5) Paperback – 6 Nov 2014
Nightingales at War: (Nightingales 6) Paperback – 7 May 2015
Nightingales Under the Mistletoe: (Nightingales 7) Paperback – 5 Nov 2015
Zitat:
It’s the winter of 1941, and wartime Britain faces a grim Christmas, as do the nurses of the Nightingale Hospital in London. With so much of the hospital damaged during the Blitz, many of the patients and nurses are evacuated to a hospital in the Kent countryside.
Among them is newly qualified nurse Jess Jago. The tough East End girl feels her place is with her friends and neighbours in Bethnal Green, not out in the middle of nowhere. To make matters worse, she soon finds herself at odds with the Matron of the country hospital, who has a grudge against Jess and her fellow Londoners.
But Jess’ fears that the countryside might prove too dull are proved wrong by the arrival of her old nursing student friend Effie O’Hara. Irrepressible Effie has just come over from Ireland and is determined that the war isn’t going to spoil her fun. It isn’t long before she makes friends with the RAF airmen billeted nearby. But is Effie hiding a secret..?
A Nightingale Christmas Carol: (Nightingales 8) Paperback – 17 Nov 2016
Zitat:
All that Dora Riley wants is her husband home safe for Christmas…
The Nightingale Hospital, London, 1944: With her husband Nick away fighting, Dora struggles to keep the home fires burning and is put in charge of a ward full of German prisoners of war. Can she find it in her heart to care for her enemies?
Fellow nurse Kitty thinks she might be falling for a German soldier, whilst Dora’s old friend Helen returns from Europe with a dark secret.
Can the women overcome their prejudices and the troubles of their past to do their duty for their country?
The Nightingale Christmas Show: (Nightingales 9) – 16. November 2017
Zitat:
It's Christmas, 1945. The war is over, but its scars remain.
Matron Kathleen Fox has the job of putting the Nightingale Hospital back together. But memories and ghosts of those lost fill the bomb-damaged buildings, and she wonders if she is up to the task.
In the name of festive cheer Kathleen decides to put on a Christmas Show for the patients. The idea is greeted with mixed feelings by the nurses, who are struggling with their own post-war problems. And the newly-formed rivalry between newcomer Assistant Matron Charlotte Davis and ward sister Violet Tanner isn’t helping matters.
As rehearsals begin however, it seems the show isn’t just a tonic for the patients – could the Nightingale Christmas Show be just what the doctor ordered for the nurses too?
A Nightingale Christmas Promise: (Nightingales 10) – 4. Oktober 2018
Zitat:
For the first time, a Nightingale nurses novel set during the First World War. Follow the senior staff as they overcome the trials of their training years. From Sunday Times top ten bestselling author, Donna Douglas.
East London, 1914: Britain is preparing for war. As young men queue up across the country to enlist, the Nightingale Hospital has its own set of new recruits…
Anna has had a happy upbringing in her parent’s bakery in Bethnal Green. But as war descends her family’s German roots will wrench them apart in ways Anna never could have imagined.
Kate dreams of following in her father’s footsteps and becoming a doctor. With female doctors virtually unheard of, it will take courage to face off the prejudice around her.
Sadie joins the Nightingale Hospital for a new life away from her mother’s interference. But the legacy of her family may not be so easy to escape…
As the shadow of war descends, will the promise of Christmas help to bring the students together?
Nightingale Wedding Bells (Nightingales, Band 11) - 3. Oktober 2019
Zitat:
East London, 1917. War rages on, but for the Nightingale nurses, wedding bells are ringing…
Anna is over the moon when her sweetheart Edward returns from the front line. As he recovers from injuries sustained in war, they make plans to be married. But the horrors of the trenches cast a long shadow.
Caring for shell-shocked soldiers brings untold challenges for Grace, and her parents have very different dreams for her future. Will she have the strength to forge her own path?
Meanwhile Dulcie has her sights firmly set on her own happy ending. Yet sometimes we find love where we least expect to.
Each nurse has her own battle to fight but they must pull together to find true happiness.
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Liebe Grüße von Christiane
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