TY - BOOK AU - Groves,Annie TI - Wartime for the district nurses T2 - The district nurse SN - 0008272247 U1 - 823.92 23 PY - 2019/// CY - London PB - HarperCollins Publishers KW - World War (1939-1945) KW - fast KW - Nurses KW - Fiction KW - Romance fiction KW - Man-woman relationships KW - England KW - London KW - Domestic fiction KW - lcgft KW - Interpersonal relations KW - Relationships KW - Female friendship KW - World War, 1939-1945 KW - Manners and customs KW - London (England) KW - History KW - Bombardment, 1940-1945 KW - East End (London, England) KW - Social life and customs KW - 20th century KW - East End KW - Historical fiction N1 - "Now they are needed more than ever" --Front cover; General N2 - Alice Lake and her friend Edith have had everything thrown at them in their first year as district nurses in the London district of Hackney. From babies born out of wedlock to battered wives, they've had plenty to keep them occupied. Now the lives of every Londoner are about to change forever as Hitler and the Luftwaffe rain down their bombs on the people of the city. The girls find themselves caught up in the terrible aftermath of the raids and run into danger themselves. Amidst the upheaval, there is still time for love, though with the men away fighting for King and Country, the girls have their fair share of heartache and anguish to contend with. It's up to them to keep up the Spirit of the Blitz -and everyone is counting on them; The compelling new bestseller from the author of The Mersey Daughter and Winter on the Mersey. Alice Lake and her friend Edith have had everything thrown at them in their first year as district nurses in the London district of Hackney. From babies born out of wedlock to battered wives, they've had plenty to keep them occupied. Now the lives of every Londoner are about to change forever as Hitler and the Luftwaffe rain down their bombs on the people of the city. The girls find themselves caught up in the terrible aftermath of the raids and run into danger themselves. Amidst the upheaval, there is still time for love, though with the men away fighting for King and Country, the girls have their fair share of heartache and anguish to contend with. It's up to them to keep up the Spirit of the Blitz -and everyone is counting on them ER -