Orphaned Kitty Pattison was lovingly raised by her aunt and uncle. Now as a young adult, she wants to do her part to help in the war effort. She signs on with Red Cross as a volunteer and she will receive nurses training. Having led a sheltered life, she now finds herself witnessing firsthand the horrors of war. Through it all, she finds that nursing is her calling. When she meets Michael McCarthy, a Canadian physician, a friendship and then even more develops. Is the timing right?
THE RED CROSS ORPHANS by Glynis Peters is a moving story that brings to light the terrors of the Blitz and the courage of those who risked their lives trying to save and treat the victims. Strong themes that are prevalent throughout the narrative are courage, family, friendship, and love of country. Even so, this is a love story that is filled with hope for a better future. Highly recommended.
Orphan Kitty Pattison is young, naïve and ready to do her bit for the war effort when she volunteers with the Red Cross and pledges to help those most in need. It’s one of the most nerve-wracking moments of her life, but then she meets fellow volunteers Joan Norfolk and Trixie Dunn, and a bond of friendship is forged in the fire of life on the wards during the Blitz.
Days are spent nursing injured soldiers back to life and nights are spent anticipating bombs falling from the sky and then trawling through the wreckage to save who she can, but the light and laughter she finds with Jo and Trix see Kitty through the darkest hours.
And when Kitty starts growing closer to handsome Canadian doctor Michael McCarthy, it’s her friends who help her to find the courage to realise that no matter what has happened or what is to come, we all deserve love…
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