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<p><b>For the first time, a Nightingale nurses novel set during the First World War. Follow </b><b>the senior staff as they overcome the trials of their training years. From </b><b><i>Sunday Times </i></b><b>top ten bestselling author, Donna Douglas.</b><br><br><b>East London, 1914</b>: 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...<br><br><b>Anna </b>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. <br><br><b>Kate </b>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. <br><br><b>Sadie </b>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...<br><br><b>As the shadow of war descends, will the promise of Christmas help to bring the students together? </b></p>