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An ocean apart / Sarah Lee.
An Ocean Apart, is set in the 1950s and follows the lives of three young women from the Caribbean as they come to England in search of a new life, training to be nurses.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781529086812 (trade paperback)
- Physical Description: 329 pages ; 20 cm
- Edition: Paperback edition.
- Publisher: London : Pan Books, 2022.
Content descriptions
| General Note: | Originally published in hardcover: London : Macmillan, 2022. |
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| Subject: | Nineteen fifties > Fiction. Nurses > Fiction. Women immigrants > Fiction. Women > Fiction. Hertfordshire (England) > Fiction. |
| Genre: | Domestic fiction. Historical fiction. Novels. |
Available copies
- 1 of 1 copy available at Tsuga Consortium.
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- 0 current holds with 1 total copy.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lakeshore Branch | FIC Lee | 31681010305761 | FICTIONPBK | Available | - |
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Inspired by real life stories of the Windrush Generation and her motherâs own experiences as a nurse in the 1950s, Sarah Leeâs debut novel is a must for fans of Call the Midwife.
Itâs 1954 and, in Barbados, Ruby Haynes spots an advertisement for young women to train as nurses for the new National Health Service in Great Britain. Her sister, Connie, takes some persuading, but soon the sisters are on their way to a new country â and a whole new world of experiences.
As they start their training in Hertfordshire, they discover England isnât quite the promised land; for every door thatâs opened to them, the sisters find many slammed in their faces. And though the girls find friendships with their fellow nurses, Connie struggles with being so far from home, and keeping secret the daughter she has left behind in search of a better life for the both of them . . .
