One Pair of Feet by Monica Dickens
Dickens' classic memoir of her experiences as a young nurse in wartime is richly observed and highly entertaining.
Humorous, moving and fascinating -- Clare Mackintosh
I envy anyone yet to discover the joy of Monica DickensShe's beady eyed, big hearted and blissfully funny -- Nina Stibbe
One Pair of Feet is not just a spirited and entertaining account of a hospital nurse in wartime, but a fascinating glimpse into a time and a culture so recent and yet so utterly changed -- Marina Lewycka
Monica's naked curiosity and general bolshiness are easy to identify with, and as a narrator she always tells us what we're longing to know - it's like listening to a friend's anecdote, and egging them on -- Lissa Evans
A brilliantly funny account -- Elizabeth Bowen
One of the most affectionate and humorous observers of the English scene -- John Betjeman
One Pair of Feet is not just a spirited and entertaining account of the training of a hospital nurse in wartime but a fascinating glimpse into a time and a culture so recent and yet so utterly changed. * Marina Lewycka *
A brilliantly funny account. -- Elizabeth Bowen
Cheerful impudence ... And occasional touches of pathos. -- JB Priestley
I envy anyone yet to discover the joy of Monica DickensShe's beady eyed, big hearted and blissfully funny -- Nina Stibbe
One Pair of Feet is not just a spirited and entertaining account of a hospital nurse in wartime, but a fascinating glimpse into a time and a culture so recent and yet so utterly changed -- Marina Lewycka
Monica's naked curiosity and general bolshiness are easy to identify with, and as a narrator she always tells us what we're longing to know - it's like listening to a friend's anecdote, and egging them on -- Lissa Evans
A brilliantly funny account -- Elizabeth Bowen
One of the most affectionate and humorous observers of the English scene -- John Betjeman
One Pair of Feet is not just a spirited and entertaining account of the training of a hospital nurse in wartime but a fascinating glimpse into a time and a culture so recent and yet so utterly changed. * Marina Lewycka *
A brilliantly funny account. -- Elizabeth Bowen
Cheerful impudence ... And occasional touches of pathos. -- JB Priestley
Monica Dickens (1915-92) was born into a well-to-do London family and was the great-granddaughter of Charles Dickens. Chafing against her background and having been expelled from St Paul's Girls School, she trained as a domestic servant and her experiences inspired her first memoir, One Pair of Hands (1939). She then turned to nursing, and produced One Pair of Feet (1942). She wrote numerous novels and memoirs, and found huge popular recognition as creator of the TV and children's books series Follyfoot. In the 1950s she moved to the US, and remained there for much of her life, writing and doing humanitarian work - she founded the US branch of the Samaritans - before returning to the UK in 1985.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781844089086 |
| ISBN 10 | 1844089088 |
| Title | One Pair of Feet |
| Author | Monica Dickens |
| Series | Virago Modern Classics |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Little, Brown Book Group |
| Year published | 2013-12-05 |
| Number of pages | 256 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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