A Nurses Tale
(Paperback)
Publishing Details
A Nurses Tale
By (Author) Ola Awonubi
HarperCollins Publishers
One More Chapter
15th January 2024
United Kingdom
Classifications
General
Fiction
Narrative theme: Identity / belonging
Fiction based on or inspired by true events
Saga fiction (family / generational sagas)
Biographical fiction / autobiographical fiction
823.92
Physical Properties
Paperback
384
Width 129mm, Height 198mm, Spine 26mm
260g
Description
Inspired by a true story
Born Nigerian royalty, Princess Adenrele Ademola trained as a nurse at Guys Hospital in London and stepped up to serve the people of Britain when war broke out facing both the devastation of the Blitz and the prejudice of some of the people she was trying to help.
80 years later, Ades great niece Yemi arrives in London clutching the Princesss precious diaries and longs to uncover the mysteries they hold
Author Bio
Ola Awonubi was born in London to Nigerian parents. She grew up and attended school in Brighton and lived in Nigeria before returning to England in 1992. An avid reader, she enrolled in writing classes and went on obtain an MA in Creative Writing at the University of East London.
Her short stories have first prize in both the National Words of Colour competition and the Wasafiri New Writing Prize 2009.
This is her first historical novel.
