Angeli della notte

by A.J. Cronin

Anna è una giovane infermiera che svolge il suo lavoro con scrupolo e dedizione. Sua sorella Lucia ha fatto la stessa scelta professionale, ma con tutt'altra motivazione. La sua irruenza è causa di un grave incidente di cui Anna si assumerà la colpa pur di salvarla. Questo è il primo anello di una catena di avvenimenti che porteranno le due protagoniste verso destini diversi: un uomo entrerà nella vita di Anna, Robert Prescott; avventure sbagliate, invece, costelleranno tristemente quella di Lucia. I casi si intrecciano, i protagonisti sono persi nella morsa di avvenimenti più grandi di loro, che inizialmente riescono a governare fino a soccomberne sotto il peso gravoso. E con la morte sopraggiunge la catarsi: la pace per chi ha sofferto, l'amore e una promessa di serenità per chi sopravvive. "Angeli della notte" somma le virtù narrative che hanno fatto dell'autore di "Anni verdi" e del" Castello del cappellaio", nonché di tanti altri romanzi, uno dei narratori più letti e popolari del secolo scorso.

Genres: Classics, Romance, Drama, Medical

222 pages, Paperback

Published January 1, 1977

About the author

Archibald Joseph Cronin was a Scottish novelist, dramatist, and non-fiction writer who was one of the most renowned storytellers of the twentieth century. His best-known works are The Citadel and The Keys of the Kingdom, both of which were made into Oscar-nominated films. He also created the Dr. Finlay character, the hero of a series of stories that served as the basis for the long-running BBC television and radio series entitled Dr. Finlay's Casebook.
-Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A.J._Cronin

Reviews

[Chrissie]

THE CENTRAÖ FOCUS OF THIS BOO IS THE STRONG BOND BETWEEB TWO SISTERS, THIS I COULD NIT RELATE TO, BUT THE MEDICAL INFORMATION IS INTERESTING AND THE STORY IS GRIPPING.

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*The Keys of the Kingdom 5 stars
*The Stars Look Down 5 stars
*A Thing of Beauty 4 stars
*The Citadel 4 stars
*Adventures in Two Worlds 4 srats
(autobiography)
*The Judas Tree 4 stars
*The Spanish Gardener 4 stars
*Hatter's Castle 4 stars
*Beyond This Place TBR
*Three Loves  TBR
*The Northern Light TBR
*Vigil in the NightTBR
*Grand Canary TBR

Duologies:
1,The Green Years 5 stars
2.Shannon's Way 3 stars
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1.A Song of Sixpence 5 stars
2.A Pocketful of Rye 3 stars

[Rachele booklab]

Questo libro mi è piaciuto così tanto che avrei dato 10 stelle! Probabilmente perché il tema mi sta particolarmente a cuore visto che studio infermieristica, ho provato un amore, un orgoglio è una tenerezza infinita.
Certo lo stile di scrittura non è super moderno, nonostante questo la storia ti cattura fin dalla prima pagine e non puoi far altro che divorare pagina dopo pagina.
Probabilmente uno dei libri più belli letti quest’anno 🤍

[Lydia]

An einem Tag durchgelesen! ☀️

[Zorana Mitrović]

Kad zaređam sa lošijim knjigama samo se setim da ima još Kroninovih i Stajnbekovih knjiga koje nisam čitala pa mi bude lakše.
Doduše, ovo je njegov kraći roman i nešto slabiji od prethodnih koje sam čitala, al' iz principa neću da mu dam manje od 5 zvezdica.. Kroninov stil pisanja je jedna posebna uživancija za moj um, žao mi je samo što film koji je rađen po ovoj knjizi nisam uspela da nađem i pogledam, al' valjda će se pojaviti u nekom trenutku.

[Pinsky]

It is shocking to read about what nurses have had to go throw to win their current status. Lets not forget: there were days when things were really tough for them.

This book shows the exciting story of an excellent nurse who aims to improve nurse's life quality, which is deplorable.

Now, talking a bit about the reading itself, I would just say that I couldn't put this book down. The reading is easy, fast and extremely though-provoking.

It also shows that when things don't go as you expected, there is always a light of hope, hoping you'll see it. And, at the end, probably you are going to get what you aimed to, but at that very moment, it just wasn't "the right time" for it to happen.

This is what I learned from this book: even when everything is against you, and life is hard, you still can be happy, just because you do what you love to do, that is giving care to people, always, even when you are not wearing your uniform. And it always goes with some reward, you just have to find it (that's the hard part)! ...And never give up, because you never know what could happen next; from hard times, move on; never give yourself away, because life is beautiful, you deserve to live it, and you were born to do something useful with it! You never know what's coming for you...

I hope this humble review may have helped you.

[Rossella Iovino]

Letto una prima volta quando ero poco più che ragazzina e riletto da adulta ora.
Una storia che fa arrabbiare abbastanza anche a distanza di tanto tempo: non si può non parteggiare per queste donne/infermiere costrette a subire un trattamento tanto umiliante da parte di una società cieca e per l'eroina in particolare.
Uno spaccato di vita di un'epoca lontana, che, talvolta, per certi versi, tanto lontana non è.

[Bella Baxter]

Είναι πραγματικά σοκαριστικό να διαβάζεις για όλα όσα αναγκάστηκαν να περάσουν οι νοσοκόμες για να κατακτήσουν τη σημερινή τους θέση. Ας μην το ξεχνάμε: υπήρξαν εποχές που τα πράγματα ήταν αφάνταστα δύσκολα γι' αυτές. Το βιβλίο αυτό ξεδιπλώνει την ιστορία μιας εξαιρετικής νοσοκόμας που βάζει στόχο να βελτιώσει την ποιότητα ζωής των συναδέλφων της, η οποία στη δεκαετία του '30 στην Αγγλία ήταν απλά άθλια. Λαμβάνοντας υπόψη την αυταπάρνηση αυτών των γυναικών, η συμπεριφορά που δέχονται καθ' όλη τη διάρκεια της ιστορίας είναι πραγματικά αποκρουστική.
Ενώ στο βιβλίο επικρίνεται συνεχώς ο εγωισμός των χαρακτήρων, στην πραγματικότητα η μόνη ανυπόφορα εγωίστρια είναι η Λούσι, η οποία είναι ανίκανη να λειτουργήσει με βάση την κοινή λογική αν δεν υπάρχει προσωπικό όφελος στη μέση. Πιστεύω ότι ακόμα και με την πράξη λύτρωσης στο τέλος, διακρίνονται πάλι ματαιόδοξα κίνητρα πίσω από τις ενέργειές της. Παράλληλα, μου προκάλεσε θλίψη η λανθασμένη συμπεριφορά όλων των χαρακτήρων μετά τον θάνατο της Λούσι —τόσο του δόκτορος Πρέσκοτ όσο και της Άννης— αν και κατάλαβα τις αφορμές πίσω από τις πράξεις τους.
Το θετικό του βιβλίου είναι ότι καταφέρνεις να νιώσεις ενσυναίσθηση για τους χαρακτήρες. Δεν σου είναι εντελώς ξένοι, γιατί ακόμα κι όταν σου έρχεται να τους πνίξεις, η σκληρή πραγματικότητα που αντιμετωπίζουν σε κάνει να δικαιολογείς τις αντιδράσεις τους —με εξαίρεση ίσως τη Λούσι, αν και στο τέλος, με τον θάνατό της, δεν γίνεται να μη νιώσεις έστω λίγη συμπόνια.
Παράλληλα, το βιβλίο περνάει δυνατά μηνύματα: δείχνει ότι όταν τα πράγματα δεν έρχονται όπως τα περιμένεις, υπάρχει πάντα μια χαραμάδα ελπίδας. Σου θυμίζει ότι ακόμη κι όταν όλα είναι εναντίον σου, μπορείς να βρεις νόημα απλώς και μόνο επειδή προσφέρεις στους άλλους—πάντα, ακόμα κι όταν δεν φοράς τη στολή σου.
Δεν παύει, λοιπόν, να είναι ένα κλασικό έργο του Cronin που μας παρουσιάζει καταστάσεις τις οποίες ζούμε ακόμη και σήμερα. Αρκεί να αναλογιστεί κανείς τη σημερινή πραγματικότητα στην Ελλάδα: δύσκολα θα έλεγε κανείς ότι οι γιατροί και οι νοσοκόμοι είναι ευχαριστημένοι με την αντιμετώπιση και την υποστήριξη που λαμβάνουν από το κράτος σήμερα .
Συνολικά, μπορεί να μην είναι το πιο διάσημο ή το πιο σπουδαίο βιβλίο του A.J. Cronin, αλλά είναι γραμμένο με πολύ όμορφο τρόπο, διαβάζεται νεράκι, αγγίζει διαχρονικά κοινωνικά ζητήματα και προσφέρει μια πολύ αξιόλογη αναγνωστική εμπειρία .
4/5

[Limon]

Realmente es un libro fantástico, si ya tenía una visión muy positiva sobre el personal de salud, este libro me llevó a empatizar aún más con ellos, sobre todo con las enfermeras, que realmente en la década de los 30 en Inglaterra vivían en condiciones deplorables, que nadie merece vivir. Tomando en cuenta la tamaña vocación de estas mujeres me parece repulsivo el trato que reciben a lo largo del libro.
Sin embargo considero un problema en el subplot del interés romántico, que se critica constantemente el orgullo de los personajes, cuando de verdad, la orgullosa insoportable es Lucy, que es incapaz de actuar bajo el sentido común con tal de tener beneficios de por medio. Yo creo que incluso con el acto de redención que tiene al final del libro, podemos hablar de sus intereses vanidosos detrás de su buen actuar. Me dio real pena leer el pobre actuar de todos los personajes tras la muerte de Lucy, tanto del doctor Prescott como de Anne, aunque entendí sus motivaciones detrás de su actuar.
Ahora, eso es lo maravilloso de este libro, uno logra empatizar verdaderamente con los personajes, no es ajeno al lector porque incluso si tienes ganas de acogotarlos, la horrorosa realidad con la que se enfrentan y el contexto descrito te hace justificar el actuar de todos. Menos de la estúpida de Lucy, que al final, con su muerte, igual le ganas un poco de cariño.
No es el libro más famoso de A.J. Cronin, pero está relatado de forma maravillosa, lo que claramente habla increíble del autor. No puedo esperar a leerlo nuevamente.
A todo esto, me leí la primera página el 29 de agosto y del 13 al 14 de septiembre el resto del libro, me tenía desde la segunda página totalmente atrapada.

[Dr.J.G.]

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VIGIL IN THE NIGHT, By A. J. Cronin.
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Cronin begins by jumping directly into what is usually, perversely, labelled a sacrifice, for personal and sentimental reasons of loyalty, but is an ethical horror - a clean person taking the blame for someone guilty, not by mistake, but due to fault of character. Horror is this faulty character being allowed to continue in position of responsibility that the person doesn't quite appreciate.

Fortunately the narrative snaps out of it sending the protagonist to a better situation in a larger place with much to attend to, much to learn, and much to face in life.

Cronin deals this time, too, with the world of medical profession and hospitaks, surgeries and patients, but the protagonist is a nurse, istead of his usual doctors; and he deals with the travails they faced for years - neglect of their needs and more.

A couple of twists past, it all ends satisfactorily, in almost every way.
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[Dorcas]

When Anne took the blame for the death of a child that wasn't her fault, it was to protect the reputation of her sister. It worked in a way. Although her sister, Lucy continued to make some iffy choices in her life, her future remained in her own hands.

For Anne, the "mistake" meant instant dismissal but because she had up until then maintained a flawless record she was able to procure a job in another city and continue her heart's passion.

Her career takes her to Manchester, then London and finally a TB clinic in the country. There is romance along the way and also always close at her heels, the possibility that her hidden shame may rise up and ruin her future.

This could have been a five star book if it had been filled out with more character development like we see in many of the author's other works. However, it was a fast, riveting read and I enjoyed it.

[Prim Hardbottle M.E.]

Deutscher Titel: Die Schicksalsmacht
Gut zu lesen… ich mag eigentlich keine Liebesstories, deswegen die 3 Sterne. 🤷🏻‍♀️ Das Buch handelt von Anne und Lucy (zwei Schwestern), beide Krankenschwestern in England. Aufgrund Lucys Nachlässigkeit stirbt ein Junge im Krankenhaus an Diphtherie und Anne nimmt die Schuld auf sich. Annes Weg führt in mehrere Krankenhäuser und lässt sie Doktor Prescott treffen, einen Chirurg. Das Buch handelt von den misslichen Arbeitszuständen und Lebensbedingungen der Krankenschwestern in England im vorigen Jahrhundert. Im späteren Verlauf des Buches arbeiten Anne und Lucy in einem Notlager für epidemische Meningitis. Dort erkrankt Lucy selbst und stirbt, doch zuvor rettet sie einem sterbenden Kind doch noch das Leben. Natürlich auch eine Liebesgeschichte zwischen Anne und Doktor Prescott, die sich ganz am Ende finden.

[Mcowbookstoreguy]

A pair of sisters, Anne and Lucy, work together in a U.K. hospital. Anne, a superb nurse, takes the blame for a horrific negligence on her sister's part. She moves to another city and another nursing post, excelling again--and again suffering for the wrongs of another. Close to Anne's heart is the social cause of improving the working conditions of her fellow nurses, and as the book progresses she works faithfully toward this goal as well as other benevolences.

This short Cronin novel, serialized in 1939, demonstrates how close a talented writer who knows his subject (the medical field) can veer into melodrama without producing an entirely wasted book. It's wholesome, harmless, and an effortless read. Still, having been slightly curious about Cronin for some time, I quickly realized I should have gone with his most successful book, The Citadel.

[Anna]

Disappointing little book, whipped up quickly I’m sure, by the author of The Citadel, for the readers of Good Housekeeping magazine back in 1939. It reeks of (male)physician paternalism and superiority over (female)nurses. It does talk about the unionization of nurses in the UK, to overcome the apparently horrid conditions and wages suffered by nurses of the time. Anyhow, the book was filled with stereotypes, and was probably loved by the readership of GH at the time. But luckily things are somewhat different now( although bullying and sexual harassment of nurses by physicians is still a thing) It was an amusing little glance back to how things were. Not up to Mr Cronin’s standards, in my opinion.

[Nourhan]

الشقيقتان (Vigil in the night) - ا.ج.كرونن،ترجمة: محمد عبد المنعم جلال، ١٩٣٩م
Rating: 3.5

"آن لي" و "لوسي" أختان تعملان بالتمريض.
"آن" طموحة و ملتزمة و تعشق مهنتها و تحلم بأن ترقى فيها لأعلى الدرجات. تضطر لأن تتحمل الخطأ الطبي لأختها الأصغر لتحمي مستقبلها و تضطر إلى مغادرة المستشفى الذي تعمل بها و تبحث لنفسها عن بداية جديدة.


الرواية أسلوبها واضح و سلس ذات إيقاع هاديء و لطيف. و بما أن مؤلف الرواية طبيب، فقد اوضح خلالها بصورة جلية أهمية و متاعب مهنة التمريض و المصاعب التي تواجهها الممرضات. الرواية تُظهر جزاء المثابرة و حُسن الخلق و بها مواقف تظهر أهمية الذكاء الاجتماعي في التعامل مع الناس.
الرواية فقط يعيبها تواتر أحداث قوية أقرب إلى المثالية في الربع الأخير منها، و لكن اعتقد ان الكاتب قد قصد غلبة الخير و المثالية في النهاية. الترجمة جيدة جدا مع القليل من الاخطاء.

[Christine Sinclair]

An excellent story of nurses and doctors and the difficult choices they must make in their careers. Anne Lee shines in this fast-paced, dramatic tale of life and death decisions, and the difficult lives of hard-working, underpaid nurses in the pre-Union era in England. There's romance, too! I look forward to seeing the 1940 movie version, starring Carole Lombard, in a rare serious role, and Anne Shirley, who took her stage name from the first character she played in films, Anne Shirley, a.k.a. Anne of Green Gables!

[Huda Alotaibi]

أحداث الرواية مترابطة تحكي عن قصة شقيقتين وكفاحهم في عالم التمريض والصعوبات التي واجههوها لخلق بيئة أفضل . الترجمة تضمنت كلمات عامية على غرار الروايات الصادرة من دور مصرية لذا لم استغرب وجود كلمات( عبيط، غندور 😀 ) فيها

[Gea Collura]

Libro inaspettatamente stupendo che ti tiene attaccata alle pagine fino alla fine.
Storia per niente banale con molti colpi di scena e inoltre la storia d’amore l’ho trovata molto realistica.
Libro molto consigliato e penso uno dei più belli che ho letto recentemente.

[Lavinia]

Me ha gustado. Para pasar el rato está bien, es interesante y la historia mona.

[Rosario]

Rápido de leer
Dos hermanas enfermeras

[Mimita]

Una historia bonita de una enfermera y sus aventuras, con un toque romántico. Cuando eres enfermera entiendes cada parte de la historia

[Luz Carrasco]

Me gustó, era un page turner pero no tenía un hilo la historia. Muy bueno para leer en la playa, simple y rápido. Me dieron ganas de estudiar medicina o enfermería.

[Josefa]

Es todo lo que quería: entretenido, tierno, liviano y con intriga permanente. Ideal para libro de vacaciones. Ahora iré por "La ciudadela" del mismo autor.

[Susan]

If you miss reading novels with happy endings, might I suggest A.J.Cronin?

[Kanki]

Grey's Anatomy 2.0 principios s.XX

[Vassiliadi]

Το βιβλίο στα Ελληνικά κυκλοφόρησε με τον τίτλο Αγρύπνια μέσα στη Νύχτα.

[Anna ⭐️]

Ho deciso di rileggere questo libro a distanza di anni per vedere se mi piacesse ancora tanto come la prima volta. Ebbene sì! Nonostante i 16 anni in più e il fatto che conoscessi già il finale, Angeli della notte mi ha emozionato e rapito ancora!
La protagonista è Anna, un’infermiera che dedica anima e corpo alla sua professione e ai suoi pazienti. La sua bontà, dedizione e passione le garantiscono il riconoscimento dei suoi superiori, anche quando si trova in qualche situazione spiacevole, non per causa sua. L’incontro con il fuoriclasse ma riservato dottor Prescott le sarà favorevole, e lui, nonostante l’iniziale volontà di mantenere con l’infermiera un rapporto professionale, si ritroverà coinvolto fino al collo.
Una storia romantica “all’antica”, scritta e ambientata nella prima metà del ventesimo secolo, dove i personaggi si danno del Lei e non finiscono a letto ancora prima di dirsi il nome.
Ma se pensate che il solo tema del libro sia la storia di amore, vi sbagliate. Il libro infatti si concentra molto sulla condizione delle infermiere nell’Inghilterra di quegli anni: trattate come sguattere, pagate e nutrite male, erano costrette a turni di lavori strazianti e tenute in alloggi in condizioni penose.
Forse il libro qualche difettuccio ce l’ha, ma quando la storia mi coinvolge e mi prende, i difetti non li vedo. Confermo quindi le 5 stelline.

[Ibiwuj]

Un très beau livre ! Un vrai coup de cœur ! Je l’ai trouvé dans une boîte à livre et j’ai d’abord été frappée par la couverture rouge et ancienne . Je crois qu’il est très peu connue. J’ai beaucoup aimé la description du métier d’infirmière et de toutes les difficultés de vie , les relations mais aussi les clichés qu’il peut y avoir. Je conseil fortement pour tout ceux qui s’intéressent de près comme de loin à la médecine ou au métier d’infirmière.

[Francisco]

No es la clase de novela que suelo leer, pero me ha gustado bastante, eso sí es bastante moralista, aleccionador tal vez, lo que no lo hace malo para nada, es más, me gusta pero pensé que sería necesario comentarlo.

[Nataly Tiare]

(28/09/13)
Las vicisitudes de una joven enfermera son el eje central de esta estupenda novela. La vocación, los derechos laborales, la familia y el amor cruzan una historia que es entretenida y emocionante. Totalmente recomendable.

[Anuradha Tanksali]

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