The biography section is filled with books written about doctors and I enjoy their slant on the world of medical writing. I often feel though that their stories are a little disjointed, for although they talk about the care of their patients, I always wonder at how much they get involved when they only see them for minutes each day. In this book we meet Christie Watson, a nurse with over 20 years experience in medicine working in both mental health and pediatric Intensive Care. It is her stories that I have found more compelling - the sitting by bedsides, singing to patients, cleaning them, reassuring them, laughing and crying with them and their families that makes this a great book to read.
Nurses in our country are about to strike to get better pay after years of being fobbed off by managerial committees who continue to keep them understaffed and underpaid. They should all work a week in the wards and pick up this book and read it before they next negotiate. 4/5
