Workhouse Nightingale

Workhouse #3

by Holly Green

Can this orphan ever fulfill her nursing dreams? After her mother's death, Dora is sent to live with her father and his other family. But the fact that Dora is mixed race and illegitimate see her treated as little more than a servant by her step-mother and half siblings. This doesn't stop the son of the house abusing his position, and Dora finds herself on the streets and pregnant. Sent to the local workhouse, Dora's future looks bleak, but she still dreams of a better life where she can help others as her late mother did with her herbal remedies. But can a girl from a workhouse ever achieve anything, let alone become one of Florence Nightingale's nurses?

400 pages, Paperback

Published November 1, 2019

About the author

Pen name for author: Hilary Green
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Holly Green writes historical sagas about love and war, and her books are inspired by the stories she heard from her parents when she was a child. Her father was a professional singer with a fine baritone voice and her mother was a dancer, but they hd to give up their professions at the outbreak of World War II.

Holly is from Liverpool and is a trained actress and teacher - her claim to fame being that she gave Daniel Craig his first acting experience!

Holly is married, and enjoys spending time with her two delightful grandchildren.

Reviews

[Leigh · Rating 5 out of 5]

Book three in the Workhouse series. While I'll admit I was disappointed that the story didn't continue with May and Gus and even the pain in the ass Angelina. But this turned out to be my favourite addition in the series. The story is about Dora Latimer. Born as a result of an affair between a sea captain and a Jamaican woman, she has several strikes against her being of mixed race and illegitimate being the worst of them. After her mother's death she lives with her father and his wife and children and is raised like a well born lady but not one readily accepted. After the death of her father she is basically Cinderella, her half siblings and step mother are horrid to her and after being raped by her half brother and left pregnant she is thrown out and eventually ends up in the Workhouse in labour. After nearly dying in childbirth she becomes fast friends with Edith a volunteer at the infirmary and decides to join her. She drops her baby off with his father hoping for a better life for him and soon begins to change things at the infirmary with herbal remedies. When a wealthy benefactor arrives at the workhouse he will change Dora's life forever. Soon she finds herself in London learning nursing skills at the Nightingale school and mingling with people she never imagined. Unlike previous books the majority of this one takes place in the workhouse. I often found myself looking up both the Brownlow Hill Workhouse and the various events and people Dora runs into along the way. I was surprised by how massive the workhouse was. It was a huge complex and could accommodate 3,000-5,000 people at a time. Dora's story was a fascinating character who I rooted for from page one. I'm curious to see who the next character in this series is or even if it just follows up on the lives of May, Gus, Angelina and Dora.

[Layla · Rating 1 out of 5]

Another good book in the series. This is the last one.

[Nicki · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book took me completely out of my comfort zone, I usually read mostly ww2, occasionally ww1, but this is a totally different century. I thoroughly enjoyed it. Set in a Liverpool workhouse in the mid 1800's. It is a very interesting story, I have enjoyed other authors books about the nightingale nurses which was the reason I picked this book. It was very well written and I am looking forward to reading Hollys other books now. I hope there will be a follow up book to continue Dora's story.

[Dafydd · Rating 5 out of 5]

Because of some reason it was hard to get into this book. It wasn't boring but maybe something was missing. However, it made me google workhouses and Nightingale and I always like when I find something to learn.
What was very positive about this book is that the love part was original. An offer made by a gentleman was not something you would expect in a book. And I liked Dora as a character. 5/5

[jacqueline pulford · Rating 5 out of 5]

Lovely story

Twists turns informative a truly lovely story love to hear they got in in the new country a great read

[Sally Hogston · Rating 5 out of 5]

Dora Daniel and Jem

Very moving and gripping book. Easy read. Loved hearing about st. Thomas hospital and it's training. Here's to herbal remedies

[Cheri Smallwood-ellerker · Rating 5 out of 5]

Loved loved loved

[Patrice · Rating 5 out of 5]

Really great book, I now want to find the other books in the Workhouse series!

[Yvonne · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book had so much accurate information, it was A very good read

[Trudie · Rating 5 out of 5]

Brilliant! I absolutely loved this story about Dora, I hope she is in the next one too

[Marilyn Williams · Rating 5 out of 5]

?brilliant seies

I have loved reading these three books on the orphans at the workhouse and can't wait to read the last one . Holly green is a frilly author

[Daisy Mawdsley-hall · Rating 5 out of 5]

Fantastic

[Sophie Louise · Rating 4 out of 5]

Such a lovely story about coming from hardship to success and happiness.

Good book, ending felt a little rushed though.