A review by leighannsherwin
The Nightingale Nurses by Donna Douglas

5.0

I have loved this series from book one. Three books in and I can honestly say it gets better with each book. This was the most dramatic and had the most chapter ending cliff hangers. That coupled with fairly short chapters had me up reading late and left me groggy and exhausted the following morning. Book three opens with the third years preparing for the end of their training. Helen is included in this and is also happily in love with Charlie, much to the chagrin of her mother Constance. Dora watches her friend Ruby marry the man Dora is in love with, Nick. Little does anyone know that a secret could possibly blow their fragile marriage away. Millie doesn't feature a lot in this book, except with a short storyline involving a fortune teller and fiancé Seb putting himself in harm's way as a reporter. Throughout the book you are dragged into the lives of these characters. Their romances, heartbreaks, their conflicts with family, and those around them. Central to the story is Oswald Mosley and the Blackshirts and life in the East End during the pre war years. A very quick easy read, it had me in tears several times and also invoked rage in me at other times. I can't wait to see what's in store for the Nightingale Nurses in the next book.