Noleen Delaney is one of an army of night cleaners at St Angelus hospital in Liverpool. Since her husband was injured in the war, she has supported her five children. With help from her eldest, Bryan - a porter's lad - the family just about get by. When Finn, her youngest, passes the eleven plus exa
The Children of Lovely Lane
โ Scribed by Nadine Dorries
- Publisher
- Head of Zeus
- Year
- 2016
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 461 KB
- Category
- Fiction
- ISBN
- 1784975079
No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.
โฆ Synopsis
From the bestselling author of The Angels of Lovely Lane, The Four Streets and Ruby Flynn.
The nurses of Lovely Lane - Dana, Victoria, Pammy and Beth - are now in their second year and are about to face some truly harrowing and difficult times on the wards.
St Angelus needs a new assistant matron, but the members of the Liverpool District Hospital Board have overruled Emily Haycock and Dr Gaskell in their choice. Enter the mysterious Miss Van Gilder from somewhere down south.
The life of St Angelus is soon disrupted as her proposals turn the running of the hospital upside down and threaten the jobs of the domestics and porters. But Miss Van Gilder harbours a dark and dishonest secret, and the staff - who are used to looking after their own - set out to uncover it.
Will they do so in time, before her meddling begins to affect the morale of the nurses and put the lives of their patients in danger? For one very sick little...
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