A new instalment in the }Nightingale{ series, set at the outbreak of WWII. Brings back some of the nurses in the previous books, as well as introducing two new main characters, from the Voluntary Aid Detachment. Promises plenty of British blitz spirit, as well as the usual ups and downs of life and love at the Nightingale Hospital As the war takes its toll, the Nightingale nurses must do their bit for king and country... Dora is the devoted mother of twin babies but, determined to help the war effort, she goes back to work at the Nightingale Hospital. More used to nights out in the West End, Jennifer and Cissy volunteer in the hope of tending to handsome soldiers.
