Sunshine and Shadows: From New Norcia to Nursing and Beyond by Judith Leoni

Book Description

Secondhand. Very good condition. Minor wear to book corners and edges. Inscribed by author.

Sunshine and Shadows, the sequel to My Mother and Myself, is a coming-of-age story.

Follow the spirited 14-year-old girl from Wagin through her formative teenage years at boarding school in New Norcia in the 1950s and on to adulthood and a successful and dedicated career in paediatric nursing and midwifery.

This book provides wonderful insights into hospital-based nurse training at Princess Margaret Hospital and Royal Perth Hospital, the nursing profession and life in general for young Western Australians in the vibrant and eventful 1960s. (back cover)