Nurses in CanLit
Anyone who has known the touch and care of a good nurse (i.e., most of us) never forgets the experience. We remember forever how much more we would have suffered without their kindness. This week, Quebec police are looking for a man who allegedly punched a nurse repeatedly in the face because he was upset that she had administered a COVID vaccine to his wife. The vile assault – as well as other cases of abuse of medical workers in the pandemic – prompted this list of excellent Canadian nonfiction and fiction about nurses and caregivers, in tribute to these most crucial of professions.
Women of the Pandemic
Stories from the Frontlines of COVID-19
The Pull of the Stars
A Novel
When Days Are Long
Nurse in the North
More Moments in Time
Images of Exemplary Nursing
The Making of a Nurse
We, Jane
Plum Rains
The Umbrella Mender
The Heaviness of Things That Float
A Novel
The Birth House
The Strength of Bone
Code White
Sounding the Alarm on Violence against Health Care Workers