Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
4/5
Unavailable
Unavailable
Unavailable
Ebook297 pages2 hours
A Nurse Abroad: Adventures in nursing, from the Arctic to the Outback
By Anne Watts
Rating: 0 out of 5 stars
()
Unavailable in your country
Unavailable in your country
About this ebook
The moving and heartwarming memoir of a British nurse who has spent her life working in the world's most remote and hostile environments
In the early 1960s, Anne Watts was a newly qualified nurse, eager to use her skills. Her father expected her to work locally, not too far from North Wales, where Anne had grown up, and to then settle down and have children.
However, Anne was a 'chip off the old block' who had inherited her father's adventurous spirit and at the first opportunity she set sail for Canada, to work in the remote stations in the frozen north of the country. She found a placement easily, one of only a couple of women to work among the indigenous peoples who, in those days, were called Eskimos.
With the whole world to explore, Anne later headed for Alice Springs in the Australian outback. She speaks eloquently about what it was like to be a nurse and midwife among a tough cattle-ranching community who lived, not always harmoniously, in close proximity with Australia's Aboriginal people. Working with native peoples, Anne's eyes were opened to their skills at surviving the harshest of environments, but also to the prejudices they suffered.
Forty years later, Anne returned to both countries to see how life has changed in Eskimo Point and Alice Springs, and what has become of its people and landscape.
In the early 1960s, Anne Watts was a newly qualified nurse, eager to use her skills. Her father expected her to work locally, not too far from North Wales, where Anne had grown up, and to then settle down and have children.
However, Anne was a 'chip off the old block' who had inherited her father's adventurous spirit and at the first opportunity she set sail for Canada, to work in the remote stations in the frozen north of the country. She found a placement easily, one of only a couple of women to work among the indigenous peoples who, in those days, were called Eskimos.
With the whole world to explore, Anne later headed for Alice Springs in the Australian outback. She speaks eloquently about what it was like to be a nurse and midwife among a tough cattle-ranching community who lived, not always harmoniously, in close proximity with Australia's Aboriginal people. Working with native peoples, Anne's eyes were opened to their skills at surviving the harshest of environments, but also to the prejudices they suffered.
Forty years later, Anne returned to both countries to see how life has changed in Eskimo Point and Alice Springs, and what has become of its people and landscape.
Unavailable
Related to A Nurse Abroad
Related ebooks
Audrey Hepburn, An Elegant Spirit: A Son Remembers Borrowed Body Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsIron Annie and a Long Journey: A Family Odyssey Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsMy Brilliant Career Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Man Who Loved Crocodiles: And Stories of Other Adventurous Australians Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5One Spanish Summer: And Other Stories from the Road Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsStill Standing: From Debutante to Detox Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsBooks that Made Us: The companion to the ABC TV series Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5Growing Up in Australia Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsBreaking the Silence Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsConfessions of a Justified Hooker: An Autobiography Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Resilience Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5Eva's Story: A Survivor's Tale by the Stepsister of Anne Frank Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Cold Turkey at Nine: The Memoir of a Problem Child Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsBristol Short Story Prize Anthology Volume 2 Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsAlphius Prime - Of Beasts and Monsters (Book 1) Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsFriends for Life Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Tales From The Tea House Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsSandy's Gullible Travels Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsNickels: A tale of dissociation Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Ellen's Story Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsBeautiful Soul: Bella Kurant’s Memoir of the Nazi Era Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsDear Heart, How Like You This: Anne Boleyn Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsGuiding Missal: Fifty Years. Three Generations of Military Men. One Spirited Prayer Book. Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsToward Byzantium Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsDancing Home Rating: 2 out of 5 stars2/5The Personal Journal of an Ordinary Person Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Land Army's Lost Women Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsPrecious: The Extraordinary Life of an Ordinary Man Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratings
Biography & Memoir For You
Maybe You Should Talk to Someone: the heartfelt, funny memoir by a New York Times bestselling therapist Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5I'll Be Gone in the Dark: One Woman's Obsessive Search for the Golden State Killer Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5All That Remains: A Renowned Forensic Scientist on Death, Mortality, and Solving Crimes Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Maybe You Should Talk to Someone: A Therapist, HER Therapist, and Our Lives Revealed Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Becoming Bulletproof: Protect Yourself, Read People, Influence Situations, and Live Fearlessly Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Jack Reacher Reading Order: The Complete Lee Child’s Reading List Of Jack Reacher Series Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5A Stolen Life: A Memoir Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Diary of a Young Girl Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Disloyal: A Memoir: The True Story of the Former Personal Attorney to President Donald J. Trump Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Good Girls Don't Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Why Fish Don't Exist: A Story of Loss, Love, and the Hidden Order of Life Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Art of Eating Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Sex Cult Nun: Breaking Away from the Children of God, a Wild, Radical Religious Cult Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5A Billion Years: My Escape From a Life in the Highest Ranks of Scientology Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Meditations: Complete and Unabridged Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Just Mercy: a story of justice and redemption Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Working Stiff: Two Years, 262 Bodies, and the Making of a Medical Examiner Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Ivy League Counterfeiter Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Code Breaker: Jennifer Doudna, Gene Editing, and the Future of the Human Race Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5South to America: A Journey Below the Mason-Dixon to Understand the Soul of a Nation Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Wright Brothers Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5A Cook's Tour: In Search of the Perfect Meal Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/518 Tiny Deaths: The Untold Story of Frances Glessner Lee and the Invention of Modern Forensics Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5People, Places, Things: My Human Landmarks Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5The Good Neighbor: The Life and Work of Fred Rogers Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Seven Pillars of Wisdom (Rediscovered Books): A Triumph Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Amateur: A True Story About What Makes a Man Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Taste: My Life Through Food Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5
Related podcast episodes
The Best Strangers in the World (Ari Shapiro) 0% found this document usefulTLLepisode42 mixdown: In light of the recent changes to all our lives, The Literary Life crew is breaking from the previously announced schedule to discuss the importance of stories in times of crisis. But first, we want you to know about a special gift from Cindy Rollins.... 100% found this document usefulThere Is Always Something To Be Grateful For 0% found this document usefulThe Lori Walton Interview 0% found this document usefulEpisode 36: The Cigarette Case by Oliver Onions 0% found this document usefulFolk Heroes: Mother Shipton (Ursula Southeil) 0% found this document useful
Related articles
Michael Crummey Writing MagazineArticle
Michael Crummey
Sep 3, 2020
5 min readReaders' Letters The OldieArticle
Readers' Letters
Feb 8, 2023
4 min readThe World Of Writing Writing MagazineArticle
The World Of Writing
Oct 5, 2023
The British Library is running an exhibition about fantasy literature called Realms of Imagination which starts on 27 October and runs until 25 February next year. It will feature everything from ancient texts to anime, Sir Gawain to The Sandman, fai
4 min readA Year in Reading: Beatrice Kilat The MillionsArticle
A Year in Reading: Beatrice Kilat
Dec 13, 2019
By that I mean that he’s a little practical and a little dreamy, a little horny and a little precious, which is just how I like a person. The post A Year in Reading: Beatrice Kilat appeared first on The Millions.
3 min readTo Catch A Woozle Country LifeArticle
To Catch A Woozle
Apr 1, 2020
5 min readIN CONVERSATION WITH Adriana TRIGIANI Woman & HomeArticle
IN CONVERSATION WITH Adriana TRIGIANI
May 5, 2022
4 min readNgā Pukapuka Thrive MagazineArticle
Ngā Pukapuka
Dec 7, 2020
4 min readLibrarians of the 21st Century: Worst Story Time Ever? (Or Best?) Literary HubArticle
Librarians of the 21st Century: Worst Story Time Ever? (Or Best?)
Mar 14, 2017
Librarians, at cocktail parties and at work, are often asked whether anyone uses libraries anymore. This oblivious question has led many in the profession to insist, in marketing campaigns and in interviews, that libraries are “more than just books.”
4 min readBooks The Big IssueArticle
Books
May 15, 2023
6 min read8 Recommended Debuts by Irish Women Writers Literary HubArticle
8 Recommended Debuts by Irish Women Writers
Mar 15, 2019
3 min readOpen Line The Australian Women's WeeklyArticle
Open Line
Apr 22, 2020
2 min readWhen Writing Fiction Hurts the People You Love Literary HubArticle
When Writing Fiction Hurts the People You Love
Sep 28, 2018
4 min readBooks The Big IssueArticle
Books
Aug 15, 2022
6 min readLit Hub Recommends: Quarantine Edition Literary HubArticle
Lit Hub Recommends: Quarantine Edition
Apr 10, 2020
7 min readReadersʼ Letters The OldieArticle
Readersʼ Letters
Jul 27, 2022
6 min readReaders' Letters The OldieArticle
Readers' Letters
Jul 26, 2023
SIR: I have just celebrated my 80th birthday and been much acclaimed by my family and friends. Even the government has got in on the act, as it has increased my state pension by 25p a week. Unfortunately, my village shop has hardly anything to offer
5 min readThe Best Books We Missed in 2017 The AtlanticArticle
The Best Books We Missed in 2017
Dec 29, 2017
10 min readAna Johns Writing MagazineArticle
Ana Johns
Mar 5, 2020
3 min readA Year in Reading: Sarah Thankam Mathews The MillionsArticle
A Year in Reading: Sarah Thankam Mathews
Dec 21, 2022
Sarah Thankam Mathews reflects on 2022 through the books she read. The post A Year in Reading: Sarah Thankam Mathews appeared first on The Millions.
4 min readSanta Montefiore Writing MagazineArticle
Santa Montefiore
Oct 1, 2020
7 min readJoin The Weekly CONVERSATION New Zealand Woman’s WeeklyArticle
Join The Weekly CONVERSATION
Jun 4, 2023
Great story: “I Saved My Own Life” (NZWW, June 5). I enjoyed reading about volunteer firefighter Thomas Hewitt, who survived after severing his femoral artery by applying the skills he had learned in the fire brigade. Coolheaded Thomas was able to co
3 min readShelf Life Writing MagazineArticle
Shelf Life
Apr 7, 2022
4 min read'The Girl In The Yellow Poncho' Memoir Explores Growing Up Biracial And Abandoned NPRArticle
'The Girl In The Yellow Poncho' Memoir Explores Growing Up Biracial And Abandoned
Sep 28, 2023
4 min readBig Summer Energy StylistArticle
Big Summer Energy
Jun 14, 2022
5 min readJoin The Weekly CONVERSATION New Zealand Woman’s WeeklyArticle
Join The Weekly CONVERSATION
Sep 5, 2021
HOLLYWOOD BATTLER • Winning letter You have no idea how ecstatic I was when I found the Weekly at the local dairy! (I’d been avoiding the supermarket because of Covid). Reading about Christina Applegate’s diagnosis of MS, on top of breast cancer, my
2 min readLetters Who Do You Think You Are?Article
Letters
Jun 29, 2021
6 min readReviews Who Do You Think You Are?Article
Reviews
Jan 11, 2022
5 min readWinter Reads! Family Tree UKArticle
Winter Reads!
Dec 11, 2020
5 min readShare Your News Writing MagazineArticle
Share Your News
Jan 6, 2022
To feature in subscribers’ news contact: tjackson@warnersgroup.co.uk ‘I’ve loved writing ever since I was a child,’ writes subscriber Glenda Young. ‘I live in the north-east and my novels are set in the coalmining village of Ryhope where I was born a
5 min readNEW Book REVIEW The Great OutdoorsArticle
NEW Book REVIEW
Jul 7, 2023
3 min read
Reviews for A Nurse Abroad
Rating: 0 out of 5 stars
0 ratings
0 ratings0 reviews