How Long to Read In The Footsteps of Florence Nightingale

How Long Does it Take to Read In The Footsteps of Florence Nightingale?

It takes the average reader 2 hours and 21 minutes to read In The Footsteps of Florence Nightingale by Margaret Thomas

Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more

Description

‘Remember when you are far away up country, possibly the only Englishwoman there, that these men will note and remember your every action not only as a nurse but as a woman.’ Florence Nightingale. When a young northern girl quietly dropped home economics in favour of the three sciences, against her parents’ wishes, little did she expect to rise through the ranks of the Queen Alexandra’s Royal Army Nursing Corps (the QAs), the nursing branch of the British Army, and follow in the footsteps of Florence Nightingale, to whom the QAs trace their heritage, healing injured soldiers far from home as well as educating and recruiting sisters back in Britain. In this heartfelt memoir, spanning the 1950s and ’60s, Major Margaret Thomas ARRC recalls preparing operating theatre supplies for Suez, avoiding the wrath of the President of Ghana, working with Canadians in a military hospital in Germany, toiling day and night in Singapore with casualties flown in from Borneo, enjoying R&R in Penang and being presented to the Queen at Buckingham Palace. Through her reminisces we learn of the special relationship between the troops and the sisters – QAs being a combination of ‘mum’ and ‘sweetheart’ depending on the age of the soldier and the severity of his injuries. Margaret recalls happy, sad and sometimes hilarious incidents with service patients and she embodies all that Florence Nightingale hoped for in an army nurse: compassion, skill, discipline and an appetite for adventure.

How long is In The Footsteps of Florence Nightingale?

In The Footsteps of Florence Nightingale by Margaret Thomas is 141 pages long, and a total of 35,391 words.

This makes it 48% the length of the average book. It also has 43% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read In The Footsteps of Florence Nightingale Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 3 hours and 13 minutes to read In The Footsteps of Florence Nightingale aloud.

What Reading Level is In The Footsteps of Florence Nightingale?

In The Footsteps of Florence Nightingale is suitable for students ages 10 and up.

Note that there may be other factors that effect this rating besides length that are not factored in on this page. This may include things like complex language or sensitive topics not suitable for students of certain ages.

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