The Making of a Nurse
“Grey’s Anatomyshould be so compelling. . . .The book, a follow-up to her first effort, the bestsellingA Nurse's Story: Life, Death, and In-Between in an Intensive Care Unit, seems intended to answer two questions that pester the career nurse: How did you choose that profession? And why have you stuck it out for so long? Marshalling her considerable charm, a knack for vivid images and a crash cart jammed with real-life stories, Shalof fashions answers that are nuanced and often heart-wrenching.”— Globe and Mail“The book is an enthralling marriage of drama and introspection, narrative and analysis that never flags and never loses the reader’s attention. . . . Much ofThe Making of a Nursereads with a crackling vitality, an as-it-happens energy that captures the intensity of the environment and her work, a world in which ‘another day at the office’ is an ongoing confrontation with illness and death.”— The Gazette (Montreal)“The Making of a Nurseshould find a variety of readers: readers of memoir, nurses, those seeking a good story all will find much to savour here. One hopes, though, it will find readers among people seeking a way to find meaning in their lives, a way to put their caring and patience to good use. It is comforting to know that there are nurses (and writers) like Tilda Shalof out there; would that there were more like her.”— Ottawa CitizenPraise for ANurse’s Story:“A cracking good read. . . .”—Quill & Quire“There are genuinely heart-rending, disturbing and thought-provoking stories to be found in the pages ofA Nurse’s Story. If this book doesn’t give you pause, you’re made of stone.”—Edmonton Journal“[It is] difficult to put down, so compelling and beautifully written are these stories. . . . Shalof’s stories are naked and vulnerable.”—Winnipeg Free PressFrom the Hardcover edition.