Desperate Times

<p>Lindy left her office job in London after being shoved from a moving train. Unable to keep a local job due to a skill deficit her husband suggests she train as a psychiatric nurse. It feels like a desperate effort to keep the bailiffs at bay.</p><p>This memoir of her training and career unfolds through her personal experiences and significant historical events as English politicians are determined to close the Victorian lunatic asylums.</p><p>Eventually the family moves to New Zealand during the worst storm since 1703 drawn by her husband's job which isn't exactly as promised.</p><p>While there are humorous moments they also face challenging situations and ultimately - tragedy. 250 pages</p>