One Pair of Feet by Monica Dickens

One Pair of Feet by Monica Dickens

One Pair of Feet is not just a spirited and entertaining account of the training of a hospital nurse in wartime but a fascinating glimpse into a time and a culture so recent and yet so utterly changed' Marina Lewycka As the effects of the war raging in Europe begin to be felt at home in London, Monica Dickens decides to do her bit and to pursue a new career, and so enrols as a student nurse at a hospital in rural Hertfordshire. By nature clever and spirited, she struggles to submit to the iron rule of the Matron and Sisters, and is alternately infuriated and charmed by her patients. That's not to mention the mountains of menial work that are a trainee's lot. But there are friends among the staff and patients, night-time escapades to dances with dashing army men, and her secret writing project to keep her going. 'A brilliantly funny account' Elizabeth Bowen

Humorous, moving and fascinating -- Clare Mackintosh
I envy anyone yet to discover the joy of Monica DickensShe's beady eyed, big hearted and blissfully funny -- Nina Stibbe
One Pair of Feet is not just a spirited and entertaining account of a hospital nurse in wartime, but a fascinating glimpse into a time and a culture so recent and yet so utterly changed -- Marina Lewycka
Monica's naked curiosity and general bolshiness are easy to identify with, and as a narrator she always tells us what we're longing to know - it's like listening to a friend's anecdote, and egging them on -- Lissa Evans
A brilliantly funny account -- Elizabeth Bowen
One of the most affectionate and humorous observers of the English scene -- John Betjeman
One Pair of Feet is not just a spirited and entertaining account of the training of a hospital nurse in wartime but a fascinating glimpse into a time and a culture so recent and yet so utterly changed. * Marina Lewycka *
A brilliantly funny account. -- Elizabeth Bowen
Cheerful impudence ... And occasional touches of pathos. -- JB Priestley

Monica Dickens (1915-92) was born into a well-to-do London family and was the great-granddaughter of Charles Dickens. Chafing against her background and having been expelled from St Paul's Girls School, she trained as a domestic servant and her experiences inspired her first memoir, One Pair of Hands (1939). She then turned to nursing, and produced One Pair of Feet (1942). She wrote numerous novels and memoirs, and found huge popular recognition as creator of the TV and children's books series Follyfoot. In the 1950s she moved to the US, and remained there for much of her life, writing and doing humanitarian work - she founded the US branch of the Samaritans - before returning to the UK in 1985.

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ISBN 13	9781844089086
ISBN 10	1844089088
Title	One Pair of Feet
Author	Monica Dickens
Series	Virago Modern Classics
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Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Little, Brown Book Group
Year published	2013-12-05
Number of pages	256
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