From the door-slamming Miss Cromwell to Mrs Silver's shoplifting and Mrs May coming over all queer, being Matron in charge of the Lodge was rarely straightforward.
Evelyn Prentis Books
Evelyn Prentis was a storyteller who drew from her experiences as a nurse. Her prose is marked by keen observations of human nature, often imbued with a subtle wit. Prentis captured the complexities of everyday life, exploring the resilience and compassion of her characters. Her works stand as a testament to her remarkable life and her passion for narrative.
A Nurse in Action
- 320 pages
- 12 hours of reading
Not only did the nurses have to cope with stray bombs and influxes of patients from as far away Dunkirk, but there were also RAF men stationed nearby - which caused considerable entertainment and disappointment, and a good number of marriages ...
Soon Evelyn realised she had to find part-time work to make ends meet, and to her astonishment she was offered part-time hours at her old hospital.
A Nurse in Time
- 317 pages
- 12 hours of reading
'It must be stressed from the start that I was not a born nurse. They have a little something the others haven't got which never seems to desert them however desperate the circumstances may become'Desperate circumstances were something Evelyn Prentis had to get very used to when she began her life as a nurse.
She soon went off the idea when it started to get cold.'After working as a nurse for thirty years, Evelyn left the hospital to become a full-time Matron at The Lodge - a home for elderly ladies of reduced circumstances.