Bethnal Green: The vibrant debut novel and love letter to the NHS that is captivating readers

Suyin Lim's journey from Penang to London in 1971 is the focus of BETHNAL GREEN,a moving and inspiring story of sacrifice and love.
BETHNAL GREEN is a moving and inspiring story of sacrifice and love, following Suyin Lim's journey from Penang to London in 1971. It explores the themes of sacrifice and heartbreak, the power of using your voice, and the will to build a life of one's own against the odds. It is also a powerful love letter to dedicated NHS workers from around the world.

Format: Hardback
Length: 368 pages
Publication date: 30 January 2025
Publisher: Bonnier Books Ltd

Captures with grace and profundity the experience of immigrants and health workers TASH AW A beautifully immersive coming-of-age tale set amongst the brilliance and bleakness of 1970s London LOUISE HARE Penang,1971. When Suyin Lim is offered the opportunity of a lifetime - a place as a trainee nurse in London's Bethnal Green Hospital - she jumps at the chance to leave her job as a seamstress and unite with her sister, who left for the same path a year before. However, without warning, her sister returns to Penang, a shadow of her former self, and Suyin is forced to leave without any answers. Suyin soon finds herself starting a new life in London, falling in love with the vibrant city and its people, and as she immerses herself in the gruelling but rewarding work of caring for her patients, she begins to understand what she really wants out of life . . . BETHNAL GREEN explores the themes of sacrifice and heartbreak, the power of using your voice, and the will to build a life of one's own against the odds. It is also a powerful love letter to dedicated NHS workers from around the world, whose work touches countless lives every day. Heartstring-pulling and hopeful SARAH TURNER I was hooked from the first page LAUREN HO TASH AW's "BETHNAL GREEN" is a beautifully immersive coming-of-age tale set amidst the brilliance and bleakness of 1970s London. Suyin Lim, a seamstress, is offered the opportunity of a lifetime - a place as a trainee nurse in London's Bethnal Green Hospital. She jumps at the chance to leave her job and unite with her sister, who left for the same path a year before. However, without warning, her sister returns to Penang, a shadow of her former self, and Suyin is forced to leave without any answers. Suyin soon finds herself starting a new life in London, falling in love with the vibrant city and its people, and as she immerses herself in the gruelling but rewarding work of caring for her patients, she begins to understand what she really wants out of life. "BETHNAL GREEN" explores the themes of sacrifice and heartbreak, the power of using your voice, and the will to build a life of one's own against the odds. It is also a powerful love letter to dedicated NHS workers from around the world, whose work touches countless lives every day. "Heartstring-pulling and hopeful" SARAH TURNER "I was hooked from the first page" LAUREN HO

Weight: 572g
Dimension: 242 x 160 x 30 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781786583475