Not Your Average Nurse: From 1970s London To Outback Australia, The True Story Of An Unlikely Girl And An Extraordinary Career

Author: Maggie Groff

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  • : Bolinda Publishing Pty Ltd
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  • : May 2017
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'Over time, I nursed victims of war, the posh, the poor, the famous and the infamous ... Oh, the stories I can tell!'

To a young girl the life of a student nurse sounds exciting, but with long hours and short shrift it's never easy. So when Maggie Groff embarks as a student nurse at London's King's College Hospital she must quickly get to grips with the demands of her chosen career. It's sink or swim.

In a delightful romp through time, played out against the march of feminism and the fashion, music and movies of almost half a century ago, we follow Maggie's highs and lows as with trial and much error she becomes a highly skilled nurse and sets sail for a new life in Australia.

From the watchful gaze of stern ward sisters and the ordeals of nursing at a poor housing estate to becoming an industrial nurse at the iconic Sydney Opera House, Maggie shares her stories of mistakes and mayhem, tea and sympathy, and the life-affirming moments that make it all worthwhile.