Bedpans And Bobby Socks
Five British Nurses on the American Road Trip of a Lifetime
Format:Paperback
Publisher:Little, Brown Book Group
Published:3rd Mar '11
Should be back in stock very soon
* The charming story of five British nurses on a road trip around America in the 1950s
'In my dreams, I was always in some vast landscape on a long, straight road. Driving. Always driving.'
Gwenda had always loved the open road, but her home town of Newcastle didn't really offer the sort of adventure she longed for. So, in 1957, with friend and fellow nurse Pat in tow, she left the dismal British winter behind, and embarked on an amazing American adventure.
After a year nursing in Cleveland, Gwenda, Pat and three new friends set off on a road trip around North America, driving in a rickety 1949 Ford. What follows is the charming true story of five remarkable young women. Over the course of eighteen months, the girls go to a 4th July rodeo, visit San Francisco and Las Vegas, learn to surf in Hawaii, spot movie stars in Hollywood and celebrate Mardi Gras in New Orleans.
Wherever they go, the travelling nurses cause a sensation. This is a delightfully nostalgic memoir of friendship and the romance of the open road.
Call the Midwife meets Thelma and Louise - a warm, funny and nostalgic memoir' * Daily Mail *
ISBN: 9780751544046
Dimensions: 197mm x 129mm x 21mm
Weight: 228g
320 pages