Product Description

Chester 1756: Mary Helsall starts a job as a nurse entering a world of stench and sickness where her caring duties are at odds with her impatient nature. She seeks solace in gin and a volatile relationship with hospital porter Anthony. But when a diseased beggar arrives for treatment, it becomes clear that he knows Mary has a lot to hide.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #349467 in Books
• Published on: 2009-04-16
• Original language: English
• Dimensions: .1 pounds
• Binding: Paperback
• 400 pages

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From the Publisher
There are countless issues for discussion in Caroline Rance's debut novel. Her themes - women and alcohol - links the 18th century with the present. Above all, her nurse Mary Helsall sure is not Florence Nightingale!! Apart from the fact the book is beautifully written, this is one reason why Picnic is so delighted to be publishing it. Caroline's 18th century nurses are individual women not caricatures . . .

About the Author
Caroline Rance is an at-home mum and a freelance copywriter and proof-reader. A former charity administrator, she read English and History at Keele University where her research into 18th century medicine inspired her to write her debut novel KILL-GRIEF. In 2005 she won the Chester Festival of Romance Poetry Competition. She is now writing her second novel for Picnic Publishing.