Titles in This Set The Language of Kindness: A Nurse's Story The Courage to Care: Nurses, Families and Hope Details Condition: Brand New Format: Paperback Publisher: Vintage Genre: Biography & Memoir / Health & Nursing Overview This powerful two-book collection brings together Christie Watson's acclaimed nursing memoirs in one brand-new paperback set. Drawing on her twenty years working as a registered nurse, Watson offers an unflinching, compassionate window into life on the wards. The Language of Kindness, a number one Sunday Times bestseller, and The Courage to Care, its celebrated follow-up, together form an essential, moving portrait of the NHS and the people who keep it running, told with warmth, honesty and rare literary skill. About the Books The Language of Kindness takes readers from birth to death, from A&E to the mortuary, charting Christie Watson's career as she nurses a premature baby through the night, stands beside a patient during an agonising heart-lung transplant, and gently washes the hair of a child fatally injured in a fire before the grieving family arrive. It is an astonishing account of a profession defined by acts of care, compassion and quiet heroism, revealing the emotional weight nurses carry every single day. The Courage to Care continues this exploration, turning the focus outward to the wider community nurses serve: in hospitals, schools, prisons, hospices and care homes. Watson reveals the remarkable extent of nurses' work beyond the ward, and shows how, time and again, it is patients and their families who display extraordinary strength in the most difficult of circumstances. Together, these two books offer a rare, humane insight into modern healthcare, capturing both devastating and deeply uplifting moments. This collection is essential reading for anyone touched by the care of a nurse. Two bestselling nursing memoirs in one great-value paperback set Written by a nurse of twenty years' experience, offering genuine first-hand insight Perfect gift for nurses, healthcare workers, students and NHS supporters Emotionally powerful, beautifully written real-life stories Brand new condition, ready to read or gift immediately Ideal for book clubs and fans of medical memoir About the Author Christie Watson is a British writer and Professor of Creative Writing at the University of East Anglia who worked for more than twenty years as a nurse before becoming an author. She has written eight books, including four novels — her debut, Tiny Sunbirds Far Away, won the Costa First Novel Award — and four works of non-fiction. The Language of Kindness was a number one Sunday Times bestseller, spending five months in the Top Ten. Her work has been translated into twenty-three languages and adapted for theatre. Why You'll Love This Set Honest, beautifully observed and deeply moving, these two memoirs celebrate the extraordinary humanity behind everyday nursing care — a heartfelt tribute to the NHS that will stay with you long after the final page. Please Note: Cover design may vary slightly from the image shown; you will receive the current UK edition with a valid UK ISBN.