An absorbing and richly detailed novel following the life and work of a young nurse in post-war East London - perfect for anyone who loved CALL THE MIDWIFE.
Jean Fullerton is a native Londoner and was born in the East End within the sound of Bow Bells. Until she was five her family lived in Wapping, alongside the Thames, and then moved to Stepney. She is a trained nurse and teaches healthcare and nursing. No Cure for Love won the 2006 bi-annual Harry Bowling Prize for a novel set in London and written by an unpublished author. Jean's husband is a Church of England vicar, and his parish includes the site of the 2012 Olympic Games. She has three daughters.
A delightful, well researched story that really does depict nursing
and the living conditions in the East End at the end of the war
*Lesley Pearse*
..the characters are well rounded, the period and political details
evoke nostalgia, and the patient's stories are convincingly and
vividly told... The writing shines off the page and begs for a
sequel
*HISTORICAL NOVELS SOCIETY*
Charming and full of detail about the work of a nurse in 1940s
London, you will ride emotional highs and lows with each new birth
and death. Beautifully written with some sharp dialogue
*THE LADY*
Warmth, humour and characters readers care about, are Fullerton's
hallmarks.
*PETERBOROUGH EVENING TELEGRAPH*
A delightful, well researched story that really does depict nursing
and the living conditions in the East End at the end of the war
*Lesley Pearce*
...the characters are well rounded, the period and political
details evoke nostalgia, and the patient's stories are convincingly
and vividly told... The writing shines off the page and begs for a
sequel
*Historical Novel Society*
Warmth, humour and characters readers care about, are Fullerton's
hallmarks.
*PETERBOROUGH EVENING TELEGRAPH*
Charming and full of detail about the work of a nurse in 1940s
London, you will ride emotional highs and lows with each new birth
and death. Beautifully written with some sharp dialogue
*THE LADY*
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