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1950s:Christmas is coming, but will the doctors and nurses of St Angelus get a chance to enjoy it?
1950s:Christmas is coming, but will the doctors and nurses of St Angelus get a chance to enjoy it?
Sister Emily Haycock and husband Dessie are anxiously counting the days until the signing of final adoption papers for their precious baby Louis. But someone has got it in for them and Emily is about to get caught out in a dangerous lie.
Victoria Baker is now Mrs Davenport and heavily pregnant. But as the snow begins to fall, has she made a big mistake about her dates and put the life of her unborn baby at risk?
And who is the figure obsessively watching St Angelus from the shadows? Or the mystery woman who turns up one dark, windy evening, begging for a room at Malcolm Coffey’s ‘Seaman’s Stop’ bed and breakfast?
In Snow Angels only one thing is certain. Christmas will be anything but peaceful.
This wonderful series is set in and around the fictional St Angelus hospital. The time is the 1950s and it’s a tough times for the nurses and patients.
In 1950s Liverpool, five very different girls begin their training at St Angelus Hospital, in Lovely Lane. The nurses are known locally as the Angels. They are Dana, Victoria, Beth, Celia and Pammy, and at St Angelus they learn quickly about life – the ups and downs and everything in between.
The books provide a rich tapestry about poverty, sacrifice, and community spirit, set in post-war Liverpool in the early days of the NHS.
Destination: Liverpool Author/Guide: Nadine Dorries Departure Time: 1950s
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