Unlock Now Wild Swan: A Story Of Florence Nightingale Originated By Patti Callahan Formatted As Paperbound

short book about Florence Nightingale, Never married, life dedicated to caring for others/
This would've been good as a full length novel!
I didn't really know a lot about Florence Nightingale apart from what she did as a nurse.
It was cool seeing other aspects of her life before that happend, I loved this novella about Florence Nightingale, Even in this short form, I was pulled into her world, It's an Audible Original, and the narrator was great, As a young girl, Florence Nightingale heard God's still, quiet voice whisper to her that she was to serve.
Later in life as a young woman, she discovered her divine purpose to become a nurse, and struggled to make that dream a reality.
While traveling abroad with her close friend, Selina Bracebridge another strong woman living an unconventional life a rare opportunity arose for Florence to practice medicine.
Intellectually gifted with an advanced education thanks to her fathers progressive political views, Florence, the daughter of a prominent English family defied Victorian societal expectations to fulfill her destiny, Returning home, she is surprised to be visited by her cousin, Harry Nicholson.
Over the years, they had developed a close relationship together, with Nightingale writing letters and sending them to him and vice versa.
They often read the same books and discussed their viewpoints on them, The reason for Harry's visit was to ask her to marry him, stating that after eight years, he was tired of waiting and this would be the last time that he would ask.
Florence turned him down just as she did with future suiters, stating that her life would not be her own.


Over the course of a few short years, Florence remained brave and determined in the face of all obstacles, pursuing her passion against her familys wishes.
From her parents luxurious countryside estate in England to her travels abroad to the German medical institute where she first began her training and fell in love with her work, much to her mother's chagrin, who in anger called her a Wild Swan who wanted to ruin their lives.
It was her father who persuaded her mother to let her go, At this point in her life, she was aged thirty, Wild Swan by Patti Callahan an Audible Original only from Audible, narrated by Cynthia Erivo

If you are having trouble waiting for Surviving Savannah to be released, I highly recommend giving Wild Swan a listen! In this Audible Original, we learn the story of how young Florence Nightingale overcomes many obstacles to find her passion, answers her calling, and becomes the founder of modern nursing.
I was fascinated to learn that fulfilling her passion did not come without great cost, Her unique gifting, education, and intelligence combined with her persistence and determination led her to reform healthcare and influence and inspire many because of her contributions.
Cynthia Erivos narration really drew me into the story, Outstanding! And I dont know about her rescue owl Athena,
I enjoy Patti Callahan, I was looking around on audible for freebies and short listens for walking or doing a little yard work.
I am not all that familiar with the story of Florence Nightingale, other than her work in hospitals, the war, and being known as "The Lady With the Lamp.
" What an amazing woman and life, as well as a true heroine! And she really did rescue a baby owl owlet from some boys abusing her and she was a favorite and wellloved companion.
She named her Athena.

Florence loved animals and rescued them when she was young and cared for them, If you know me you know that got my interest the quickest, I looked it all up today once I finished, Athena is in the Florence Nightingale Museum as well as many other things from Florence's life, Very interesting!

sitelink atlasobscura. com/places/a . I invite you to read about Athena for yourself, If you have an audible membership I highly recommend this listen!

Oh, and if you havebucks, looks like Florence's rich sister wrote a book about Athena.

sitelink amazon. com/AthenaParthen Short, but impactful. This short story briefly chronicles how Florence Nightingale became interested in nursing and some of the struggles that came with that.
There's not much more I can say about the plot that the synopsis doesn't already say, but I thought it was well written and up to par with what I've previously read from this author


Content:
Nothing of concern.
Novella out today! The New York Times bestselling author, podcast host, and the queen of historical fiction sitelinkBecoming Mrs.
Lewis: The Improbable Love Story of Joy Davidman and C, S. Lewis and upcoming sitelinkSurviving SavannahPatti Callahan's WILD SWAN: The Story of Florence Nightingale, is beautifully written and illuminating!

Further adding to this stunning audible original it is performed by: Tony, Emmy and Grammy Awardwinning actress, Cynthia Erivo Singer and Songwriter as well as a SAG, double Golden Globe, and double Academy Awardnominee.


"A collaboration of three strong women one of historys greatest heroines Florence Nightingale, with awardwinning actress, singer, and songwriterCynthia Erivo, and NYT bestselling author and podcast host Patti Callahan.
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Florence Nightingale is a heroine that fought against the times and finally honored for her courage and bravery, with undue pressure from family, friends, suitors, even government officials, and royalty in a man's world.
In the audible original, you will discover the tenacious Florence before she was named "The Lady with the Lamp.
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A letter from the author says it all:

Dear Friends,

It is the year, the year of the nurse, theth birthday of Florence Nightingale.
She was a woman who never set out to build a saintly reputation, to become a myth, or to be surrounded by an ethos of hero worship.
What she did do was set out to break societal bonds and familial expectations to fulfill what she felt was her lifes destiny and purpose.
Like most good nurses, she felt called to the profession,

As always, with any legend, real and true life is hidden, What precedes the lore are actual choices and tipping points, She was, above all the merits and stories and books and what she called “fuzz buzz”, a woman who fought for a life of her own, a wild swans life.


How are we to know anything in the middle of our actions And how can we ever guess if we will inspire someone years down the road Just like Florence, we cant know.
But we can answer the call to our passions and our work, Answering the call was up to her but what happened after that was not, How could she have known what was to pass She did the next right thing and didnt give up.
She persevered and she suffered and she never moved from the utter assurance that she was to be a nurse.


I was inspired to tell these lesserknown stories of Florences life because before I was a novelist, I was a nurse, a pediatric nurse with a masters degree in child health.
I understood Florences obsession and passion, Of course, I didnt need to break through societal or familial forbiddance of such a career I was supported and even encouraged in my choice! And I know that much of that change is due to the bravery and influence of Florence Nightingale.


I hope that in WILD SWAN you met Florence well before mythology took her name and changed it to The Lady with the Lamp.
And I hope she inspires you as she inspired me!

Patti

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This is a mustread listen! Patti also includes a letter at the end of the audio.
If you did not know much about Florence Nightingale previously, you will be rooting for her now, especially during this time of our worldwide pandemic, this anniversary celebration ofyears, and the importance of nurses.


Bravo, to all the strong women who came before us, Highly recommend.

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