The Language of Kindness, however, has thoroughly resuscitated my faith in the genre. Christie Watson spent 20 years working as a nurse, before pivoting to a career in writing – she is a former winner of the Costa first novel award and now teaches creative writing. Instead, it is a gently remarkable book about what it means to be a nurse, what it means to care. The patient, Aaron, makes it through the treacherous procedure, and Watson helps nurse him through a long recovery. As a student, Watson fainted at the sight of her blood filling a syringe during a blood test.

Source: The Guardian April 26, 2018 06:29 UTC