Reviews
""Grey's Anatomy" should be so compelling. . . . The book, a follow-up to her first effort, the bestselling A 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 of The Making of a Nurse reads 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 Nurse should 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 Citizen Praise for A "Nurse's Story": "A cracking good read. . . ." -- "Quill & Quire" "There are genuinely heart-rending, disturbing and thought-provoking stories to be found in the pages of "A 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 Press" "From the Hardcover edition.", " Grey's Anatomy should be so compelling . . . . The book, a follow-up to her first effort, the bestselling A 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 of The Making of a Nurse reads 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 Nurse should 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 Citizen Praise for A Nurse's Story : "A cracking good read. . . ." - Quill & Quire "There are genuinely heart-rending, disturbing and thought-provoking stories to be found in the pages of A 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 Press, " "Grey' s Anatomy" should be so compelling. . . . The book, a follow-up to her first effort, the bestselling A 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 of The Making of a Nurse reads 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 Nurse should 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 Citizen Praise for A "Nurse' s Story": " A cracking good read. . . ." -- "Quill & Quire" " There are genuinely heart-rending, disturbing and thought-provoking stories to be found inthe pages of "A 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 Press" "From the Hardcover edition.", "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 Citizen Praise 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 Press From the Hardcover edition.
