The Language Of Kindness: A Nurse's Story

Author: Christie Watson

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  • : 35.00 NZD
  • : 9781784741983
  • : Penguin Random House
  • : Chatto & Windus
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  • : March 2018
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  • : United Kingdom
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  • : May 2018
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  • : Paperback
  • : 2018
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  • : English
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Description

THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER

*BBC Radio 4 Book of the Week*


An astonishing memoir about nursing and an urgent call for compassion and kindness

'It made me cry. It made me think. It made me laugh. It encouraged me to appreciate this most underappreciated of professions more than ever' Adam Kay, author of This is Going to Hurt
'A remarkable book about life and death and so brilliantly written it makes you hold your breath' Ruby Wax


Christie Watson was a nurse for twenty years. Taking us from birth to death and from A&E to the mortuary, The Language of Kindness is an astounding account of a profession defined by acts of care, compassion and kindness.


We watch Christie as she nurses a premature baby who has miraculously made it through the night, we stand by her side during her patient's agonising heart-lung transplant, and we hold our breath as she washes the hair of a child fatally injured in a fire, attempting to remove the toxic smell of smoke before the grieving family arrive.


In our most extreme moments, when life is lived most intensely, Christie is with us. She is a guide, mentor and friend. And in these dark days of division and isolationism, she encourages us all to stretch out a hand.


'It is very hard to describe the essence of nursing but Christie's story captures it. Through her powerful writing the true value of the nurse becomes clear' Janet Davies, Chief Executive and General Secretary, Royal College of Nursing

Reviews

"A wise and tender book, by turns fierce, compassionate, and revelatory. It shows the joys and the difficulties of looking after people at their most vulnerable, and makes an urgent plea: as a society we have to care better for the nurses who care for us" -- Dr Gavin Francis, author of Adventures in Human Being "An amazing book -- terrifying at times, but tender and truthful. Let's be thankful for wonderful nurses -- and writers -- like Christie Watson" -- Jacqueline Wilson "It is very hard to describe the essence of nursing but Christie's story captures it. Through her powerful writing the true value of the nurse becomes clear" -- Janet Davies, Chief Executive and General Secretary, Royal College of Nursing "Christie Watson is a remarkable writer turning her attention to a crucially important conversation. This book is eloquent, moving and searingly relevant to all of us" -- Nathan Filer, author of The Shock of the Fall "A remarkable book about life and death and so brilliantly written it makes you hold your breath" -- Ruby Wax

Author description

Christie Watson was a registered nurse for twenty years before writing full time. Her first novel, Tiny Sunbirds Far Away, won the Costa First Novel Award and her second novel, Where Women Are Kings, was also published to international critical acclaim. Her works have been translated into seventeen languages. She lives in London.