A vital and timely book about inspirational nurses, and the bravery of patients and families, from the bestselling author of The Language of Kindness
Christie Watson is a writer and Professor of Medical and Health
Humanities. She is Patron of the Royal College of Nursing
Foundation.
Tiny Sunbirds Far Away, won the Costa First Novel Award and along
with her second novel, Where Women Are Kings, was widely translated
and achieved international critical acclaim. The Language of
Kindness, published in 2018, was a number one Sunday Times
bestseller and Book of the Year in the Evening Standard, Guardian,
i, New Statesman, the Sunday Times and The Times. It has been
translated into 23 languages, and adapted for theatre, with a UK
tour beginning in 2021.
www.christiewatsonauthor.co.uk
The handbook for compassion... a must-read book
*Chris Evans*
She repeatedly finds the beam of light in the darkest rooms...
Watson is a terrific guide to the gritty reality of hospital
life... We have never needed their [nurses'] expertise more than we
do now
*Daily Telegraph*
Now more than ever, nurses are on our minds and in our hearts.
Christie writes with beauty and compassion about how they do their
jobs. When I wasn't crying, I was marvelling
*Tracy Chevalier, author of A Single Thread*
Magnificent... timely and resonant... In these unprecedented times,
Watson challenges the rest of us to be more like nurses and to find
the courage to care, no matter who is in need
*Sunday Express*
An inspiring book for our challenging times. It's never been more
important to care for one another and the amazing Christie Watson
shows us the way
*Olivia Colman*
Watson writes with wry humour and a cheerful, conversational tone,
but the world of care she describes - mental health wards, dying
children or neglected elderly patients - is often hard to bear...
[The Courage to Care] is a love letter to her profession; her
admiration for her colleagues shines through every story
*Observer*
In this timely read, Watson, a former nurse who returned to work in
critical care during the coronavirus peak, tells stories both
heart-in-mouth and humbling. She reveals the extraordinary,
beyond-the-call-of-duty work that nurses do, and the bravery of the
patients and families they care for
*Daily Mirror*
I loved The Courage to Care - Christie Watson writes so tenderly
and truthfully. It is a spirit-lifting read
*Jacqueline Wilson*
Watson has an unflinching eye for detail, and her ability to put
the reader in the room means that we too bear witness... As Watson
explains in her introduction, she has been talking and writing
about the importance of nurses for years, but Covid-19 - which came
along as she was making her final edits to the book - has made her
subject more poignant and timely
*The Times*
Inspirational
*Mail on Sunday*
Generous, intimate and insightful. The Courage to Care is
persuasive and powerful as a memoir of a remarkable twenty-year
career, and also an adventure story through the shifting landscape
of NHS nursing. This book shows why nurses top the polls every year
as the most trusted, reliable professionals.
*Dr Gavin Francis*
Christie's a former nurse and she's such a powerful writer on
caring and what it means to do it
*i*
Christie Watson writes with clarity, generosity and wisdom; her
words make us feel less alone
*Joanna Cannon, author of Breaking and Mending*
This beautiful book captures magnificently the rawness, courage and
tenderness of nursing. It made me cry, smile and gasp out loud. It
sings with humanity
*Rachel Clarke, author of Dear Life*
A call to arms and soul-baring personal odyssey, this book will set
hearts and minds on fire. Very few writers can make you care this
much, and make you laugh, bawl and stay up all night reading to the
final page. Christie Watson writes with the sharpest wit, the
finest observations, and has a heart as deep and wild as a
river
*Emma Jane Unsworth, author of Adults*
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