{"product_id":"the-language-of-kindness-a-nurses-story-2","title":"Christie Watson: The Language of Kindness [2018] hardback","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTHE \u003ci\u003eSUNDAY TIMES\u003c\/i\u003e BESTSELLER\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e*A \u003ci\u003eGuardian\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eDaily Telegraph\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Times\u003c\/i\u003e,\u003ci\u003e New Statesman\u003c\/i\u003e Netgalley and Reading Agency Book of the Year 2018*\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn astonishing memoir about nursing and an urgent call for compassion and kindness \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'It made me cry. It made me think. It made me laugh. It encouraged me to appreciate this most underappreciated of professions more than ever' Adam Kay, author of \u003ci\u003eThis is Going to Hurt\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChristie Watson was a nurse for twenty years. Taking us from birth to death and from A\u0026amp;E to the mortuary, \u003ci\u003eThe Language of Kindness\u003c\/i\u003e is an astounding account of a profession defined by acts of care, compassion and kindness.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWe watch Christie as she nurses a premature baby who has miraculously made it through the night, we stand by her side during her patient's agonising heart-lung transplant, and we hold our breath as she washes the hair of a child fatally injured in a fire, attempting to remove the toxic smell of smoke before the grieving family arrive.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn our most extreme moments, when life is lived most intensely, Christie is with us. She is a guide, mentor and friend. And in these dark days of division and isolationism, she encourages us all to stretch out a hand.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A remarkable book about life and death and so brilliantly written it makes you hold your breath' Ruby Wax\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Watson, Christie","offers":[{"title":"Very Good","offer_id":47741471293779,"sku":"XV81784741976","price":2.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0616\/4001\/6057\/files\/watson-christie-the-language-of-kindness-a-nurse-s-story-xv81784741976-54691747987795.jpg?v=1726563544","url":"https:\/\/chaptersbookstore.com\/products\/the-language-of-kindness-a-nurses-story-2","provider":"Chapters Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}