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Christie Watson

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Christie Watson is a professor of medical humanities at UEA, and worked as an NHS nurse for over twenty years. She has written six books, including her first novel, Tiny Sunbirds Far Away, which won the Costa First Novel Award, and the memoir, The Language of Kindness, which was a number one Sunday Times bestseller. Christie is a contributor to the Times, the Sunday Times, the Guardian, the Telegraph, and TEDx, and her work has been translated into twenty-three languages and adapted for theatre. Moral Injuries, her latest novel, is publishing March 14th (UK) and June (US).

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	The Language of Kindness: A Nurse's Story 4.12 avg rating — 11,402 ratings — published 2018 — 49 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Tiny Sunbirds, Far Away 4.10 avg rating — 5,108 ratings — published 2011 — 37 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Acolo unde femeile sunt regi by Christie Watson (Goodreads Author), Irina Negrea (Translator) 4.23 avg rating — 4,032 ratings — published 2013 — 28 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Courage to Care: A Call for Compassion 4.29 avg rating — 1,112 ratings — published 2020 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Moral Injuries 3.39 avg rating — 1,118 ratings — published 2024 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Quilt on Fire 3.66 avg rating — 213 ratings — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	No Filters: a mother and teenage daughter love story by Christie Watson (Goodreads Author), Rowan Egberongbe really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 70 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Language of Kindness, The Prison Doctor Women Inside, The Prison Doctor, Quick Reads This Is Going To Hurt 4 Books Collection Set 3.50 avg rating — 4 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Feathers it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2015	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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“Sometimes, things fall apart...so we can put them together in a new way. It is time to make things right.”
― Christie Watson, Tiny Sunbirds, Far Away

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“Sometimes we see only what we want to show ourselves.”
― Christie Watson, Tiny Sunbirds, Far Away

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“We must row in whatever boat we find ourselves in.”
― Christie Watson, Tiny Sunbirds, Far Away

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Which book do you want to read for our Western Africa read in Sept/Oct 2019?

The Memory of Love by Aminatta Forna

11 votes, 25.0%

Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe

11 votes, 25.0%

On Black Sisters Street by Chika Unigwe

8 votes, 18.2%

Tail of the Blue Bird by Nii Ayikwei Parkes

7 votes, 15.9%

The Little Peul by Mariama Barry

3 votes, 6.8%

Tiny Sunbirds, Far Away by Christie Watson

3 votes, 6.8%

Hope's Wristwatch by Tony Marinho

1 vote, 2.3%

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