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A Nightingale Christmas Wish

By: Donna Douglas
Narrated by: Penelope Freeman
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Publisher's Summary

As Christmas 1938 approaches, the staff at the Nightingale Hospital have their own wishes for the festive season. Ward sister Frannie Wallace is hoping she won't have to live through another war like the one that claimed her fiance. Staff Nurse Helen Dawson wants to find happiness again after the death of her husband Charlie. But is she looking for love in the wrong place?

Matron Kathleen Fox struggles to keep up morale. But while everyone else worries about the future of the Nightingale, it's for her own future that Kathleen truly fears. As the country prepares itself for war, one thing is for sure – nothing at the Nightingale Hospital will be the same again.

©2014 Donna Douglas (P)2014 Soundings

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I loved it

Excellent story and excellent reader. The reader makes the book sing or fall flat. There's a bit more angst than is needed tho

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Another great listen

This is a great series and hopefully there will be more. A bit of s romantic but I thoroughly enjoyed this listen

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Loved the story and beautifully narrated.

Thoroughly enjoyable story and the narration brought each character to life. A ver y enjoyable experience could listen to repeatedly.

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I love these books!! The era, the simplicity.

I love the accents of the narrator. The medical insight into those times in history and the way of life in London is wonderful.

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  • Esther
  • 12-18-18

Superb

From start to finish the story unfolded with charm and delight, painting a picture of hospital life that was so caring, with the lives of the nurses in the stark reality of life between the wars. Narration was excellent.

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  • Wenrus
  • 05-01-17

Wow

I loved this book, so sad when it ends, will buy all in this set. Penelope freeman reads it so well, I have read books since I was 5. Now at 78 I cannot see so good, thank goodness for audio books.

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  • Adele
  • 05-11-15

Great story & excellent narration

Well written story like the other nightingale books. With expert narration by Penelope Freeman as always.

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  • pamela
  • 02-24-15

A heart warming story

Would you listen to A Nightingale Christmas Wish again? Why?

no I never read a book twice

What other book might you compare A Nightingale Christmas Wish to, and why?

I was a nurse I enjoy a good story about nursing and the nightingale story are very good I think I have read them all

Which scene did you most enjoy?

how the wards worked in the past and the staff had to work so hard and made a very good job of it

If you made a film of this book, what would be the tag line be?

the story of young girls working hard to become nurses and all the problems that come with it

Any additional comments?

a very human story

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  • Angela Scott
  • 08-23-19

Sorry!

Just couldn’t get into this book. I’m surprised because it’s my kind of book. Might just be the mood I’m in just now lol.

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  • Country lass
  • 05-13-18

Brilliant

Another great book by Donna Douglas about the staff and patients of the Nightingale Hospital well worth a read if you are a fan

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  • Lisette matthews
  • 04-09-18

Donna Douglas

Very good story Donna Douglas knows how to keep you listening well worth the time

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  • S. M. Sinclair
  • 04-04-22

Yet another great title!

I love the way Penelope voices each and every character, she's fast becoming my favourite narrator.
Another great book from the talented Donna Douglas. can't wait to tune into the next one.

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  • Mr. R. Lankford
  • 02-02-21

Brings back memories

The story accurately describes the feelings and memories I remember from my own casualty days when a burns child victim was brought into my care, making this story, for me, very realistic.

Another enjoyable story, thank you. On to the next. I'm loving it.

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  • Kylie
  • 01-10-18

Loving this wonderful series!

My review on Goodreads: It's hard to believe that around eighteen months ago I hadn't even heard of this wonderful series, and now I've just completed book number five with thanks to Audible... and already eagerly anticipating Book Six! Whilst it has Christmas in its title, it didn't revolve as much around the festive season as I thought it might. Nonetheless, this book picks up a few months where Nightingales on Call left off in November 1938 - Millie and Dora, two of the original Nightingale nurses-in-training have both since married and left the hospital; however we still get glimpses of Dora in this one, who we learn is pregnant. We only hear about Millie through Dora and Helen. Helen, who lost her dear Charlie in Nightingale Nurses, is the primary storyteller of this one. She has returned to theatre nursing... however her overbearing and domineering mother (who is Head of Trustees), all but forced Matron to promote Helen to Ward Sister in the Casualty Ward. She ruffles Dr McKay's feathers from the outset, and it was fairly clear to the reader where that was going.... although there was a nice little decoy with Charlie's cousin Christopher entering the mix. It was nice to have Matron feature a little more prominently in this chapter also, albeit with a fairly major health scare that runs almost throughout the entire story. I really enjoyed Effie's character, a first year nursing student/trainee. Her character is a nice mix of compassion, vivaciousness, silliness, determination and guts all rolled into one. Her main story featured her nursing Adam, a young man with more than a few issues of his own... It was a personal highlight for me to see Effie come full circle by the end of this chapter in the saga in regards to both her growing character, and her relationship with Adam. I also like how the title reflected what so many of the central characters were reflecting on and wishing for the new year; particularly Frannie, who is vehemently against the upcoming announcement of War after having lost her fiancé in World War 1. I have to admit to not seeing part of her story coming! All in all another fantastic episode in this ongoing saga. It is a very easy read, full of drama, and yet lots of laugh-out-loud and more light-hearted moments. Just like its predecessors. That said, there was arguably a bit more of a dark, harder edge to this one... possibly fore-shadowing future events??? Donna Douglas has become, from an unknown author to me, to one of my most favourite in a period of just under 12 months - she does not disappoint! I would most definitely recommend it highly to fans of historical fiction; particularly those who enjoy serial fiction and fans of the BBC's Call the Midwife.