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Yes Sister, No Sister

My Life as a Trainee Nurse in 1950s Yorkshire

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'What is your name?' she asks, staring at me.
'Jennifer Ross.'
'Jennifer Ross, Sister. Well, Nurse Ross, you are dressed in the uniform of a nurse from the Leeds General Infirmary. Such a uniform is not worn with a cardigan. Take it off at once.'
'Yes Sister.' I can feel my face turn red.

A trainee nurse in the 1950s had a lot to bear. In Jennifer Craig's enchanting memoir, we meet these warm-hearted yet naïve young girls as they get to grips with strict discipline, long hours and bodily fluids. But we also see the camaraderie that develops in evening study sessions, sneaked trips to the cinema and mischievous escapades with the young trainee doctors.

The harsh conditions prove too much for some girls, but the opportunity to help her patients in their time of need is too much of a pull for Jenny. As she commits to her vocation and knuckles down to her exams, she is determined that when she reaches the heights of Ward Sister herself she will not become the frightening matron that struck fear into her student heart ...

Rich in period detail, and told with a good dose of Yorkshire humour, Yes Sister, No Sister is a life-affirming true story of a life long past.

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Enchanting
Affectionate and humorous ... a tribute to the resilience and loyalty of the nursing profession
An evocative, often amusing account of an era long-lost
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Would you try another book written by Jennifer Craig or narrated by Jennifer Craig?

I really liked the story but would have found it more enjoyable had it been read by a more experienced reader nearer to the age of the nurse while training. It 'read' not performed and with this lost a lot of the charm. Loved her style and would like to hear more but with a different reader

Would you be willing to try another one of Jennifer Craig’s performances?

No

You didn’t love this book--but did it have any redeeming qualities?

It really showed what life was like for a student nurse in the '50's. I can see so many of the characters in the book from my own experiences in the NHS at that time.

Good story but needs a more suitable reader

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What did you like most about Yes Sister, No Sister?

As a nurse and now a nursingteacher in Norway I found the book very interesting. Some I could refere back to my own training in the 90' and sometimes when Jennifer Craige quote her teachers from the 50s I had to laugh out loud, hearing my own words as a current nursingteacher. Some things is still true, apparently. I also found the book interesting as a historic document. It gave an insight to a time gone bye.

Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?

I found myself making time to listen nearly all the time.

Excellent book !!!

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loved the story however the narrators voice was very monotone.
If I hadn't been listening while walking the dog I think I would have fallen asleep 😴
Apart from that I enjoyed it.

Good story

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I was a student nurse myself in 1960 so this brought back all my memories!
The accuracy to detail was 100%!
Would thoroughly recommend this read

Excellent Read!

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Good story & interesting to hear what it was like but poorly read - too monosyllabic and dull

Good storyline

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