Nurse Kitty's Secret War: A novel inspired by the brave nurses and doctors from the first NHS hospital

Nurse Kitty Longthorne works at South Manchester's Park Hospital, where she and the other surgical staff listen to Winston Churchill's broadcast on the radio announcing the end of the war in Europe. However, Kitty's clandestine squeeze, James Williams, has been giving her the cold shoulder, and her twin brother, Ned, is still missing in action. The novel is based on the true story of the first ever NHS hospital and is a uplifting and heart-wrenching read for fans of Call the Midwife and The Nightingale Girls.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 352 pages
Publication date: 10 December 2020
Publisher: Orion Publishing Co

After the conclusion of World War II, a novel was published that was inspired by the courageous nurses and physicians from the initial NHS hospital, the Trafford General. This novel is an inspiring and romantic read for fans of Call the Midwife and The Nightingale Girls.

On May 19, 1945, at 3 p.m., nurse Kitty Longthorne, along with the other surgical staff at South Manchester's Park Hospital, listened to Winston Churchill's broadcast on the radio. Germany had signed a declaration of complete surrender. The war in Europe was over, and that day was to be celebrated as VE Day.

The atmosphere at Park Hospital, still full of wounded American soldiers, was jubilant and hopeful, though Kitty was anything but. Her clandestine squeeze, James Williams, had been giving her the cold shoulder for the last week, and she couldn't figure out why. Furthermore, her twin brother, Ned, was still missing in action—his last known whereabouts pointed to him being in a Japanese prisoner-of-war camp.

An uplifting, heart-wrenching novel based on the true story of the first ever NHS hospital, for fans of Donna Douglas and Nancy Revell.

Praise for NURSE KITTY'S SECRET WAR:

"A galloping read that conjures up life in a late 1940s hospital, complete with fierce matrons and handsome doctors. Nurse Kitty is a feisty heroine who sticks her neck out to protect her patients, while trying to resolve her own family problems and heal her broken heart. It's engaging and atmospheric." - Gill Paul

"I'm sure readers will love Nurse Kitty as she struggles to find true love when everything is going against it. I loved the end-of-WW2 setting, which is vividly imagined, and the sheer energy of Maggie Campbell's pacy prose. A perfect escapist read." - Kitty Danton, author of A Wartime Wish

Weight: 248g
Dimension: 197 x 129 x 24 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781409191773