Nurses on Call

The second instalment of The Nightingale Daughters series from Sunday Times bestselling author Donna Douglas. Perfect for fans of Call the Midwife! 
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London's East End, 1957 
 
In the Nightingale Hospital, Matron Helen finds herself playing surrogate mother to her newly discovered French niece Catrine, while having to keep their family relationship a secret from the rest of the staff. 
 
However, independent Catrine is determined to do things her way, and break the rules. But underneath it all, she is lost, still mourning the loss of her mother and struggling to get along with her new family. 
 
Helen's own heart is aching since the breakdown of her marriage with David, which isn’t helped when he returns to work at the hospital. Can she work side by side with the man she still loves? 
 
Helen’s isn’t the only marriage that hangs in the balance, as Nurse Dora faces a shock that could mean the end of her own marriage… 
 
Can love conquer all at the Nightingale Hospital?

Donna Douglas lives in York with her husband and family. When she is not busy writing, she is generally reading, watching Netflix documentaries or drinking cocktails. Sometimes all at the same time.

London's East End, 1957 
 
In the Nightingale Hospital, Matron Helen finds herself playing surrogate mother to her newly discovered French niece Catrine, while having to keep their family relationship a secret from the rest of the staff. 
 
However, independent Catrine is determined to do things her way, and break the rules. But underneath it all, she is lost, still mourning the loss of her mother and struggling to get along with her new family. 
 
Helen's own heart is aching since the breakdown of her marriage with David, which isn’t helped when he returns to work at the hospital. Can she work side by side with the man she still loves? 
 
Helen’s isn’t the only marriage that hangs in the balance, as Nurse Dora faces a shock that could mean the end of her own marriage… 
 
Can love conquer all at the Nightingale Hospital?

the heartwarming and emotional new historical novel, perfect for fans of Call the Midwife

The Nightingale Daughters

The beloved Sunday Times bestselling author is back with a new, long-awaited Nightingale novel. 
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It's 1957, and three young women are beginning their nursing training at the Florence Nightingale Hospital in London's East End... 
 
Winnie desperately wants to win her mother's approval - but will following in her footsteps and becoming a nurse help? 
 
Tearaway Viv has never been one to follow the rules, though the Nightingale may help her mend her ways. 
 
Beth is following her late sister's dream by training as a nurse. Will it be the right path for her? 
 
There's a steep learning curve ahead. But with friendship on their side, the Nightingale Daughters are ready to rise to the challenge.

A heartwarming wartime tale from the Nightingale Hospital

Nightingale Wedding Bells

A fascinating journey into the historical world of the Nurses of Nightingale Hospital. Follow their story as together they cope with the demands of war, love and loss, and traumas both in and out of the Hospital.

A HEARTWARMING WARTIME TALE FEATURING THE NURSES OF THE NIGHTINGALE HOSPITAL 
BY SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR DONNA DOUGLAS

A HEARTWARMING WARTIME TALE FEATURING THE NURSES OF THE NIGHTINGALE HOSPITAL 
BY SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR DONNA DOUGLAS 
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FOR THE NIGHTINGALE NURSES, THE WEDDING BELLS ARE RINGING... 
 
East London, 1917. 
 
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.

(Nightingales 10)

A Nightingale Christmas Promise

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.

Donna Douglas weaves strong characters and equally strong storylines skilfully together in this World War I tale

I thoroughly enjoyed reading the story of the Nightingale Hospital and found the characters so compelling. I look forward to reading many more Donna Douglas novels.

Warm-hearted and realistic wartime story that will appeal to fans of Call the Midwife

The book is fantastic if you love medical dramas and historical pieces. The characters are well thought out and written well.

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?

(Nightingales 9)

The Nightingale Christmas Show

The new Nightingales Christmas novel from the Sunday Times top ten bestselling author of A Nightingale Christmas Carol. Set during the Second World War.

THE BRAND NEW NIGHTINGALES NOVEL 
BY SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR DONNA DOUGLAS 
 
*** 
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?

District Nurse on Call

The second book in the Sunday Times bestselling Nurses of Steeple Street series about a District Nurse in a Yorkshire mining town.

The second book in Sunday Times bestseller Donna Douglas's Nurses of Steeple Street series. 
West Yorkshire, 1926. After completing her training in Steeple Street, Agnes Sheridan is looking forward to making her mark as Bowden's first district nurse, confident she can make a difference in the locals’ lives.

A very well researched and vivid portrayal of a close knit mining community facing poverty, hardship and danger during the momentous year of 1926. I was quickly drawn into this story, full of well drawn characters and intriguing relationships. Donna Douglas skilfully charts her heroine's attempts to be accepted by the proud and often hostile community she serves - uncovering secrets, heartbreak and lost loves along the way!

Mary Gibson, author of Custard Tarts and Broken Hearts

Readers are sure to be hooked from the very first page of this wonderfully written and wholly absorbing saga… A fascinating, compelling and outstanding read saga fans will not want to miss, District Nurse On Call is another winner by Donna Douglas

I absolutely and totally flipping well LOVED this book… I award this book 5* out of 5* but I would award it more stars if I could because it really is that good

an enjoyable read that will appeal to fans of Douglas’ previous Nightingale Nurses series

***** 
West Yorkshire, 1926. After completing her training in Steeple Street, Agnes Sheridan is looking forward to making her mark as Bowden's first district nurse, confident she can make a difference in the locals’ lives. 
 
But when Agnes arrives, she’s treated with suspicion, labelled just another servant of the wealthy mine owners. The locals would much rather place their trust in the resident healer – Hannah Arkwright. 
 
And when the General Strike throws the village into turmoil, the miners and their families face hunger and hardship, and Agnes finds her loyalties tested. 
 
Now it’s time to prove whose side she is really on and to fight for her place in the village . . . 
 
'Full of well drawn characters and intriguing relationships. Donna Douglas skilfully charts her heroine's attempts to be accepted . . . uncovering secrets, heartbreak and lost loves along the way!' 
Mary Gibson, author of Custard Tarts and Broken Hearts

(Nightingales 8)

A Nightingale Christmas Carol

The new Nightingales Christmas novel from the Sunday Times top ten bestselling author of Nightingales Under the Mistletoe. Set during the Second World War.

The new Nightingales Christmas novel from the Sunday Times top ten bestselling author of Nightingales Under the Mistletoe. Set during the Second World War. 
 
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?

A must for fans of Call the Midwife or for anyone who enjoys stories set on the home-front in WW2

Compelling, emotional and as gripping as ever

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?

A Nightingale Christmas Collection

An exclusive digital Christmas collection from the bestselling author Donna Douglas. Includes A Nightingale Christmas Wish and Nightingales Under the Mistletoe plus two short stories - A Child is Born and Little Girl Lost.

An exclusive digital Christmas collection from the bestselling author Donna Douglas. Includes A Nightingale Christmas Wish and Nightingales Under the Mistletoe plus two short stories - A Child is Born and Little Girl Lost. 
 
A Child is Born: A Nightingales Christmas Story 
 
Christmas Eve, 1936 
 
On a foggy December night, a pregnant woman walks out in front of a trolley bus and is knocked unconscious. 
 
She is rushed to the Nightingale hospital, and a healthy baby is delivered. But the mother claims to have lost her memory, and cannot believe that the child is hers. 
 
It seems that the Nightingale nurses may need to perform a Christmas miracle. 
 
A Nightingale Christmas Wish 
 
It’s Christmas at the Nightingale Hospital … 
 
Sister Blake is revisited by a face from the past. Will buried secrets stop her from being happy? 
 
Lonely Helen Dawson has new responsibilities and trials, but is she looking for love in all the wrong places? 
 
And Matron puts the Nightingale first, even before her own health. With war looming large, will Matron and the Nightingale survive? 
 
With new hardships, new loves and new heartbreak, will anyone get their Christmas wish? 
 
A Little Girl Lost 
 
It’s Christmas time at The Nightingale Hospital and the children on Parry Ward are waiting eagerly for Father Christmas to arrive. 
 
But an unexpected arrival beats him to it and, as one discovery leads to another, the past comes back to confront the present. 
 
But will Staff Nurse Rose Chambers be able to forgive and forget? It is Christmas after all … 
 
Nightingales Under the Mistletoe 
 
Christmas 1941 and the Nightingale nurses are facing their toughest winter yet. 
 
With shortages everywhere, and each news bulletin announcing more defeats and losses, the British people are weary and demoralised and The Nightingale Hospital is suffering too. 
 
Millie is recently widowed and dealing with the demands of her family’s estate. It’s not long before her old world of the Nightingale begins to beckon, along with a long-lost love … 
 
Jess would rather be nursing on the front line but finds herself sent to the country. It isn’t long before the East End girl discovers there are battles to be fought on the home front too. 
 
Effie finds herself exiled to a quiet village, but the quiet doesn’t last for long as she soon finds excitement in the shape of a smooth-talking GI. 
 
As Christmas approaches, even the shelter of the countryside can’t protect the girls from heartache.

The Nurses of Steeple Street

FROM THE SUNDAY TIMES TOP TEN BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF THE NIGHTINGALE SERIES - the first book in her new series about a District Nurse in a Yorkshire mining town.

The Nurses of Steeple Street has the perfect mix of humour, love and heartbreak, written in Donna’s lovely warm and engaging style. This is an excellent start to a new series and I can’t wait to visit Steeple Street again soon.

FROM THE SUNDAY TIMES TOP TEN BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF THE NIGHTINGALE SERIES COMES THE FIRST BOOK IN DONNA DOUGLAS' NEW NURSES OF STEEPLE STREET SERIES. 
 
Welcome to the district nurses’ home on Steeple Street, where everyone has a secret… 
 
Ambitious young nurse Agnes Sheridan had a promising future ahead of her until a tragic mistake brought all her dreams crashing down and cost her the love and respect of everyone around her. Now she has come to Leeds for a fresh start as a trainee district nurse. 
 
But Agnes finds herself facing unexpected challenges as she is assigned to Quarry Hill, one of the city’s most notorious slums. Before she can redeem herself in the eyes of her family, she must first win the trust and respect of her patients and fellow nurses. 
 
Does Agnes have what it takes to stay the distance? Or will the tragedy of her past catch up with her? 
 
Praise for The Nurses of Steeple Street Series: 
 
'Full of well drawn characters and intriguing relationships. Donna Douglas skilfully charts her heroine's attempts to be accepted . . . uncovering secrets, heartbreak and lost loves along the way!' 
Mary Gibson, author of Custard Tarts and Broken Hearts 
 
'Another fantastic Donna Douglas book - how does she do it? Full of colourful characters, wit, sadness, hope and wisdom.'

(Nightingales 7)

Nightingales Under the Mistletoe

The new Nightingales Christmas novel from the Sunday Times top ten bestselling author of A Nightingale Christmas Wish. Set during the Second World War.

It was a perfect winter read as I sat in front of a roaring fire, mug of tea and a box of choccies to hand. I was soon deep in the world of nurses and country living. The characters are likeable and realistic and the author strikes a perfect balance between the hard, grudging work that nurses do and the camaraderie that comes from pulling together. It doesn’t shy away from the awfulness of war but deals with it in a way that’s informative without being too upsetting and certainly made me wonder at the bravery of people during those trying times. That said there is humour and warmth on every page.

Written in a heart-warming and easy-going style, it is a perfect book to curl up with on a winter’s afternoon.

Written in a heart-warming and easy-going style, it is a perfect book to curl up with on a winter’s afternoon’ 5* review

Christmas 1941 and the nurses at the Nightingale are facing their toughest winter yet. 
 
 
With shortages everywhere, and every news bulletin announcing more defeats and losses, the British people are weary and demoralised and The Nightingale Hospital is suffering too. 
 
 
Millie is recently widowed and dealing with the demands of her family’s estate. It’s not long before her old world of The Nightingale begins to beckon, along with a long-lost love… 
 
 
Jess is struggling with her move from East London to the quiet of the countryside. 
 
 
Effie finds herself exiled to a quiet village, but the quiet doesn’t last for long as she soon finds excitement in the shape of a smooth-talking GI. 
 
 
As Christmas approaches, even the shelter of the countryside can’t protect the girls from heartache.

(Nightingales 6)

Nightingales at War

Wartime at the Nightingale Hospital – perfect for fans of Call the Midwife.

As the war takes its toll, the Nightingale nurses must do their bit for king and country… 
 
Dora is the devoted mother of twin babies but, determined to help the war effort, she goes back to work at the Nightingale Hospital. 
 
More used to nights out in the West End, Jennifer and Cissy volunteer in the hope of tending to handsome soldiers. They soon find out that nursing isn’t quite what they were expecting. 
 
For shy and troubled Eve, the hospital provides an escape from the pressures of home, but the life of a nurse is never easy, especially at wartime. 
 
Can the nurses rally together while war rages all around them? And will the Nightingale Hospital survive the Blitz?

(Nightingales 5)

A Nightingale Christmas Wish

From the author of The Nightingale Girls, The Nightingale Sisters and The Nightingale Nurses – perfect for fans of Call the Midwife

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 beloved fiance. But with bomb defences going up all around London, it seems as if her hopes are in vain. 
 
Staff Nurse Helen Dawson wants to find happiness again after the death of her husband Charlie. A handsome stranger seems to offer the chance she wants. But is she looking for love in the wrong place? 
 
Matron Kathleen Fox struggles to keep up morale amongst her nurses as the hospital faces the threat of evacuation. 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 – by the time next Christmas comes, nothing at the Nightingale Hospital will be the same again…

(Nightingales 4)

Nightingales on Call

From the author of The Nightingale Girls, The Nightingale Sisters and The Nightingale Nurses – perfect for fans of Call the Midwife

a fascinating journey into the past filled with historical detail ... Highly recommended

Breathes the life and times of the late 1930's into you

From the author of The Nightingale Girls, The Nightingale Sisters and The Nightingale Nurses – perfect for fans of Call the Midwife 
 
1937 sees new challenges for the trainee nurses 
 
Dora and her old enemy Lucy are paired up on the children’s ward for the final three months of their training. The two nurses couldn’t seem more different, but they may have more in common than they think, as each hides a secret heartache. 
 
… and new faces at the Nightingale 
 
Jess is the feisty eldest daughter of a notorious East End family and determined to prove herself as a ward maid. 
 
And new trainee nurse Effie can’t wait to escape her small Irish village, and make her way as a nurse in London. But Effie’s sister Katie soon begins to worry that Effie’s behaviour is out of control. 
 
Nightingales on call and in crisis: have they got what it takes?

A Child is Born: A Nightingales Christmas Story

A Christmas short story, available only in ebook, from the author of The Nightingale Girls, The Nightingale Sisters and The Nightingale Nurses

A Christmas short story, available only in ebook, from the author of The Nightingale Girls, The Nightingale Sisters and The Nightingale Nurses 
 
Christmas Eve, 1936 
 
On a foggy December night, a pregnant woman walks out in front of a trolley bus and is knocked unconscious. 
 
She is rushed to the Nightingale hospital, and a healthy baby is delivered. But the mother claims to have lost her memory, and cannot believe that the child is hers. 
 
It seems that the Nightingale nurses may need to perform a Christmas miracle.

(Nightingales 3)

The Nightingale Nurses

From the author of The Nightingale Girls and The Nightingale Sisters – perfect for fans of Call the Midwife

If you like Call the Midwife, you’ll love this warm-hearted tale, set in a 1930s East End hospital

A warm-hearted tale of friendship, love and overcoming all the odds.  Be warned – tear-jerking moments will creep up on you!

‘Pay attention please, nurses. The next six months will be the most important of your lives’ 
 
 
It’s the final year of training for three young nurses at The Nightingale Hospital… 
 
Helen is at a crossroads in her life as she battles with her domineering mother over both her love life and her future career. 
 
Dora can't stop loving Nick, who is married to her best friend, Ruby. But Ruby is hiding a dark secret with the potential to destroy Ruby's marriage. 
 
Millie is anxious about her fiance, sent to Spain to cover the Civil War, and things only get worse when she encounters a fortune teller who gives her a sinister warning. 
 
With war looming in Europe, and the East End of London squaring up to the threat of Oswald Mosley's blackshirts, the women of the Nightingale have to face their own challenges, at work and in love. 
 
From the author of The Nightingale Girls and The Nightingale Sisters, this is the perfect read for fans of Call the Midwife.

(Nightingales 2)

The Nightingale Sisters

'Fans of Call the Midwife will enjoy this' Woman's Own on The Nightingale Girls

To the student nurses at The Nightingale hospital, the ward sisters are heartless and frightening, with impossibly high standards. But the sisters have troubles of their own... 
 
Violet 
 
The new night sister is not all that she seems. Who is she and what dark secret is she hiding? As the mystery deepens, Sister Wren is determined to find out the truth. 
 
Dora 
 
The student nurse is struggling with her own secret, and with her heartbreak over Nick, the man who got away. A new arrival on the ward brings the chance to put a smile back on her face. But can she really get over Nick so easily? 
 
Millie 
 
Dora’s fellow student is also torn between the two men in her life. But then an unexpected friendship with an elderly patient makes her question where her heart – and her future – really lies. 
As the nation mourns the death of King George V, it seems as if nothing is ever going to be the same again, especially for the women at the Nightingale.

(Nightingales 1)

The Nightingale Girls

The first in a series of novels following the lives and loves of three girls who sign up in 1936 as nurses in the East End.

A gripping coming-of-age drama about life and love on the wards of a pre-war London hospital.

A touching novel...reminiscent of Call The Midwife

Excellent characters...absorbing story...I look forward to the next instalment in the lives of these interesting women.

Fans of Call the Midwife will enjoy this

With some nice romantic elements and sub-plots that are ripe for development in future, this is a great start to a new series of books and I’m already looking forward to The Nightingale Sisters 
4/5

Three very different girls sign up as student nurses in 1936, while England is still mourning the death of George V. Dora is a tough East Ender, driven by ambition, but also desperate to escape her squalid, overcrowded home and her abusive stepfather. Helen is the quiet one, a mystery to her fellow nurses, avoiding fun, gossip and the limelight. In fact she is in the formidable shadow of her overbearing mother, who dominates every aspect of her life. Can a nursing career free Helen at last? The third of our heroines is naughty, rebellious Millie an aristocrat on the run from her conventional upper class life. She is doomed to clash over and over again with terrifying Sister Hyde and to get into scrape after scrape especially where men are concerned. 
 
This utterly delightful novel brings a London pre-war hospital vividly to life.

Donna Douglas

A heartbreaking story of love and forgiveness in The Nightingale Daughters series from Sunday Times bestselling author Donna Douglas. Perfect for fans of Call the Midwife! 
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London's East End, 1940: a frightened young woman gives birth to a tiny baby. Clearly alone, she refuses to hold the child: she can’t let herself bond with the baby she must give up. But sometime in the night, a terrifying air raid forces the maternity unit to evacuate, and in the chaos, mother and baby are separated… 
 
Eighteen years later, student nurse Amy begins her career at the Nightingale Hospital. Finally away from the unhappy confines of home, she finds a friend and mentor in Sister Elizabeth Clyde. But Elizabeth is hiding a secret – one that could change both of their lives, forever… 
 
Will past mistakes destroy two families, or can love finally put an end to heartbreak? 
 
Readers love Donna Douglas: 
 
'Loved every second of this book!' 5* reader review 
 
'First class reading as always from Donna Douglas' 5* reader review 
 
'Just wonderful' 5* reader review 
 
'I have read all the Nightingale books twice!' 5* reader review

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