Front Line Nurse – Rosie James

But now they were here, walking on French soil. And, within a few hours, if what they’d been told was true, she and the others would be seeing things only the devil could have devised. It was a long drive to their destination, and to the wooden huts which were the nurses’ living quarters.

Their room had six camp beds, and Jane was the first to collapse down onto one of them. ‘Oh deary me,’ she said. ‘No springs on this, I’m afraid, and a very coarse blanket! But thank God we’re stationary at last. Where’s that cup of tea you mentioned, Angelina?’ Presently, with Red Cross ambulances coming and going, and with the constant, thunderous boom of not so distant guns in their ears, the girls were shown to the field canteen.

After a meal of bread and ham and beetroot, and the much longed for mugs of tea, they were taken to the hospital where they’d be working until at least Christmas, so they’d been told. As they approached, Angelina’s eyes widened. The hospital was a long, brown, tented construction, much bigger than she’d imagined it would be, with the Union Jack fluttering defiantly above the entrance. And as they entered, a young doctor came forward. ‘Greetings, and welcome to hell,’ he said, giving them a crooked smile.

‘Needless to say, we are very thankful to have you here. My name is Dr Lewis – you can call me Sam – and you are …?’ The girls each gave their names, and Dr Lewis promptly said, ‘I won’t remember any of that, of course, so all you’ll hear is me regularly yelling for a nurse.

So be prepared! Unfortunately for you, the war has been at full height for many days and shows no sign of stalling. In fact, the expected advance is now in progress, which means that casualties will be coming in, in waves. We expect another train load any time.’ He shrugged wearily. ‘The only advice I can give you is to use your skills whenever and wherever you see the need. That’s how it works. But there are several doctors here on and off, so don’t be afraid to ask.

The operating theatre is the tent behind this one – you will be needed there from time to time.’ Before he could say any more Angelina put up her hand. ‘Excuse me,’ she said, feeling slightly silly to be asking a simple question, ‘but where exactly are we? I mean, I know we’re somewhere in France, but …’ Well, how was she expected to know?

She had never been anywhere but London in her life before, and any details they’d been given about their whereabouts had been sparse. Dr Lewis paused briefly.

A dedicated reader and scribbler all her life, ROSIE JAMES completed her first novel (sadly unpublished) before reaching her teens. Significant success came much later, and over the last twelve years newspaper and magazine articles, short stories and romantic novels followed under her other pen name Susanne James. Rosie’s four family sagas were the next stage, the plots reflecting her fascination with the human condition – how different, yet how alike we all are.

And in every story one thing is guaranteed – a happy ending. OceanofPDF.com Also by Rosie James Letters to Alice The Long Road Ahead Lexi’s War OceanofPDF.com Front Line Nurse ROSIE JAMES OceanofPDF.com HQ An imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers Ltd. 1 London Bridge Street London SE1 9GF First published in Great Britain by HQ in 2019 Copyright © Rosie James 2019 Rosie James asserts the moral right to be identified as the author of this work. A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library.

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No part of this text may be reproduced, transmitted, downloaded, decompiled, reverse engineered, or stored in or introduced into any information storage and retrieval system, in any form or by any means, whether electronic or mechanical, now known or hereinafter invented, without the express written permission of HarperCollins. E-book Edition © June 2019 ISBN: 9780008296254 Version: 2019-05-27 OceanofPDF.com Table of Contents Cover About the Author Also by Rosie James Title page Copyright Dedication Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Chapter 3 Chapter 4 Chapter 5 Chapter 6 Chapter 7 Chapter 8 Chapter 9 Chapter 10 Chapter 11 Chapter 12 Chapter 13 Chapter 14 Chapter 15 Chapter 16 Chapter 17 Chapter 18 Chapter 19 Chapter 20 Chapter 21 Chapter 22 Chapter 23 Chapter 24 Chapter 25 Epilogue Dear Reader …

About the Publisher OceanofPDF.com For my ever-loving family … Including our precious dogs. OceanofPDF.com Chapter 1 November 1900 Randolph Garfield stood on the quayside and watched the last huge roll of tobacco being wheeled into his main warehouse. He nodded, satisfied at the superb quality of this consignment, but what had he expected? Virginian tobacco was the finest in the world. As usual, his trusted foreman was checking each roll as it was stored away safely, and Randolph glanced at his watch.

It was late and all the other workers had already gone home. But they would be back here again tomorrow morning, seven o’clock sharp.

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