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The Nurse’s Secret

By: Amanda Skenandore
Narrated by: Vanessa Johansson
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In the slums of 1880s New York, Una Kelly has grown up to be a rough-and-tumble grifter, able to filch a pocketbook in five seconds flat. But when another con-woman pins her for a murder she didn't commit, Una is forced to flee. Running from the police, Una lies her way into an unlikely refuge: the nursing school at Bellevue Hospital.

Based on Florence Nightingale's nursing principles, Bellevue is the first school of its kind in the country. Where once nurses were assumed to be ignorant and unskilled, Bellevue prizes discipline, intellect, and moral character, and only young women of good breeding need apply. At first, Una balks at her prim classmates and the doctors' endless commands. Yet life on the streets has prepared her for the horrors of injury and disease found on the wards, and she slowly gains friendship and self-respect.

Just as she finds her footing, Una's suspicions about a patient's death put her at risk of exposure, and will force her to choose between her instinct for self-preservation, and exposing her identity in order to save others.

©2022 Amanda Skenadore (P)2022 HighBridge, a division of Recorded Books Fiction Genre Fiction Historical Fiction Medical Nursing Education
Intriguing Plot • Historical Accuracy • Excellent Narration • Engaging Mystery • Medical Authenticity • Clear Diction
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The author of this book/audiobook has been trained as a nurse, and so she brings much authority to the story that is spun. It is well written and well worth your time!

Vanessa Johansson turns in another professional narration. Always engaging.

I highly recommend this audiobook.

Author of Knowledge

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As Una evades the police, she hides out at the newly found nursing school on New York City. Una is a thief, but she is not a murderer.

Intriguing with plot twists.

Good narration.

Interesting

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I enjoyed the storyline and development of characters throughout the story. The narration was done very well also.

Enjoyed it very much

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I’m a nurse and I love history, so this book was perfect! This is the second book I have read by this author.

Love the storyline

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I really enjoyed listening to this story. It was very well done and I could just imagine what the times were like in the late 1800’s. I highly recommend it.

Very engaging!

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It is not my favorite of her books but it was a good read. The protagonist was not too likable but it’s still a worthy story. The narrator was ok. Just not my favorite. It went along rather dully.

Well written

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This story was better than the synopsis prepared me to expect. I really really enjoyed the story line and the narration.

Secrets Intrigue Me

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It was a good story line. I enjoyed parts of the non fiction story. I’m hoping this author has similar stories

The main character

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Totally and thoroughly enjoyed this book and especially all the history I learned!! I love when a great story and history comes together!!!

Excellent book!

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I loved this book, it led me to reach her others. Great historical fictions with a neat story but also interesting back drop

Loved it- historical fiction

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