Rest and Be Thankful

Laura is a nurse in a paediatric unit who dreams of drowning and has a strange figure dancing in the corner of her vision. The book blends gnawing tension and surging tenderness, and Glass's battlefield prose calls to mind the literature of the trenches. It is a trauma-generating war on death and despair fought for us in every city, every day. The ward scenes beat out the ceaseless rhythms of life on a hospital front line and thrust the reader into the pulse-raising fear, frenzy and relief of work in a paediatric intensive-care unit.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 160 pages
Publication date: 04 March 2021
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC

‘Gorgeously written ... Its heartbreaking but beautiful,and perfect for escaping into FLORENCE WELCH ‘Haunting yet beautifully written. I couldnt put it down. A masterpiece POPPY DELEVINGNE Laura is a nurse in a paediatric unit. On long shifts she cares for sick babies,carefully handling their exquisitely breakable bodies. Laura needs a rest. When she sleeps,she dreams of drowning; when she wakes,she cant remember getting home. And there is a strange figure dancing in the corner of her vision,with a message,or a warning. ‘Blends gnawing tension and surging tenderness ... Glasss battlefield prose calls to mind the literature of the trenches. This,though,is a trauma-generating war on death and despair fought for us in every city,every day i paper ‘Touching,devastating,almost absurdly pertinent ... What,Glass asks,do we expect from our caregivers,and how do we repay them for the burdens we lay on them? Times Literary Supplement ‘The ward scenes,with their crystalline descriptions of the vertiginous business of care,exquisitely beat out the ceaseless rhythms of life on a hospital front line Metro ‘Thrusts the reader into the pulse-raising fear,frenzy and relief of work in a paediatric intensive-care unit ... A battlefield atmosphere arises from Glasss prose as she recounts the time-stopping teamwork that aims to preserve tiny,fragile lives Economist
Laura is a nurse in a pediatric unit who cares for sick babies. She needs a rest, but when she sleeps, she dreams of drowning and can't remember getting home. There is a strange figure dancing in the corner of her vision, with a message or a warning. Glass's battlefield prose calls to mind the literature of the trenches, but this is a trauma-generating war on death and despair fought for us in every city, every day. The ward scenes, with their crystalline descriptions of the vertiginous business of care, beat out the ceaseless rhythms of life on a hospital front line. Glass's prose thrusts the reader into the pulse-raising fear, frenzy, and relief of work in a pediatric intensive-care unit, creating a battlefield atmosphere.

Weight: 122g
Dimension: 129 x 197 x 13 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781526609229