Bøger af Christie Watson

A story of family, adoption, belonging and love from the Costa-winning author of Tiny Sunbirds Far Away and the bestselling nursing memoir, The Language of Kindness

How can we communicate when things are so painful? How can we connect when generational differences are extreme? How do parents and teenagers - and all of us - have real conversations? When Rowan was sixteen, she only tolerated communication from her mother in the form of Snapchat. Desperate to be closer to her daughter, Christie sent daily selfies of her face superimposed onto a chicken nugget. It took serious illness for them to finally talk - and truly listen.Rowan's mental health struggles revealed the chasm between their generations. They started being more honest with each other than they had ever been before: discussing identity, race and gender; opening up about disordered eating and self-harm; navigating the perils of social media.In an age of polarisation, this is how a mother and daughter find humour in the things that divide them and become more hopeful about the future of our world.A book for all parents and teenagers going through a tough time, for friends, grandparents, teachers and healthcare professionals who want to help, its bare honesty will have you laughing - and possibly crying - out loud as it shows that you are not alone.

"Heart-pounding. Soul-wrenching. A psychological thriller that dives into the dark beauty and madness of medicine. What a catharsis to see women bound by friendship and love and ambition peel away the layers of who they are at work. We see them bare their teeth and their souls. It is Big, Little Lies meets Grey's Anatomy in this delicious and satisfying mystery about friendship, love, and why we choose the work we do. Christie Watson has written a masterpiece."--Kate Bowler, New York Times bestselling author of Everything Happens for a Reason (and Other Lies I've Loved)From the author of the smash UK bestseller The Language of Kindness comes an electrifying, high-stakes literary thriller following three best friends since medical school and the twenty-five-year-old secret that now threatens to shatter their lives.When you're trained to protect the lives of others, how far will you go to protect your own?Ruthlessly ambitious Olivia, anxious perfectionist Laura, and free-spirited risk-taker Anjali couldn't be more different. Yet their friendship--which began the first day of medical school--has kept them inseparable these past twenty-five years. As wild all-nighters and exam pressure gave way to the struggles and joys of new motherhood and new jobs, their unbreakable bond helped them support each other through it all.Long ago, they promised that nothing would come between them, and to do anything for one another--including burying that night they have never spoken about: a university party fueled by drugs, sex, and secrets that forced them to make a deadly choice that could have destroyed them. But is there a limit to what we would do for those we love?When an eerily similar tragedy strikes involving the women's teenaged children, everything the three friends have built threatens to crumble around them . . . forcing them to decide how far they can stretch their friendship before it snaps.A taut and explosive novel about loyalty, ambition, betrayal, and revenge, Moral Injuries explores the sometimes-hidden costs of friendships, and the lengths people will go to protect themselves.

Set in rural Nigeria, "Tiny Sunbirds, Far Away" is the witty and beautifully written story of one family's attempt to survive a new life they could never have imagined, struggling to find a deeper sense of identity along the way.

A vital and timely book about inspirational nurses, and the bravery of patients and families, from the bestselling author of The Language of Kindness"The handbook for compassion...

I denne højaktuelle medicinske erindringsbog sætter Christie Watson fokus på et presset sundhedsvæsen og på de medarbejdere, der må kæmpe for at opretholde sympatien og medmenneskeligheden i en utilfredstillende travl hverdag. "Hjertet på rette sted" er en gribende og smuk fortælling, som tager afsæt i forfatterens egne erfaringer som sygeplejerske og i hendes oplevelser med livets begyndelse og dets afslutning. Hun beskriver, hvordan en sygeplejerskes værdier udfordres i kløften mellem patienten, som trænger til omsorg og et sundhedsvæsen, der hele tiden vil effektivisere. Hvordan er man tilstede og nærværende, når man konstant er presset på tid, og er der overhovedet plads til omsorg i det moderne sundhedsvæsen? Christie Watson står bag en række anmelderoste romaner, men "Hjertet på rette sted" hendes første personlige fortælling.

THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER*A Guardian, Sunday Times, Daily Telegraph, The Times, New Statesman Netgalley and Reading Agency Book of the Year 2018*An astonishing memoir about nursing and an urgent call for compassion and kindness `It made me cry.

The touching and beguiling first novel from the author of The Language of Kindness

Uafrystelig og rørende roman om et barn, der er blevet gjort fortræd, men også om den stærke kærlighed mellem mor og barn. »Elijah, min dejlige dreng. Du er elsket, som verden aldrig før har kendt kærlighed«, skriver Elijahs mor til sin syvårige søn, som hun er for syg til at tage sig af. Elijah har derfor boet hos mange fremmede familier i mange fremmede huse. Lige nu bor han hos Sue og Gary, hvor der er meget pænt og rent og lugter af kål. Men Elijah ved, at han næppe kommer til at bo der særlig længe. Han er nemlig besat af en troldmand, der får ham til at gøre onde ting, og det er kun et spørgsmål om tid, før Sue og Gary vil opgive at tage sig af ham.Et andet sted i London bor parret Nikki og Obi. De ønsker sig brændende et barn, men efter fire spontane aborter og et dødfødt barn tør de ikke selv prøve mere. På mange måder vil de være de perfekte adoptivforældre for Elijah, men at skulle tage sig af en dreng, hvis arrede krop vidner om en barndom med betydelige omsorgssvigt, kræver uanede mængder kærlighed og tålmodighed.Kan Nikke, Obi og Elijah mødes? Kan Elijah endelig få det trygge hjem, han i den grad har brug for? Og vil deres kærlighed kunne drive troldmanden på flugt?

Smuk, varm og velfortalt historie om en families kamp for overlevelse. Små solfugle i det fjerne myldrer med skønne og interessante figurer, som lever i en, længe efter bogen er lukket.“Alt ændrede sig, da mor fandt far oven på en anden kvinde.” Blessing og hendes bror, Ezikiel, lever en tryg tilværelse i et af Lagos’ velhaverkvarterer sammen med deres forældre. Men alt ændrer sig, da faren forlader dem til fordel for en anden kvinde. Blessings mor bliver fyret fra sit arbejde, og inden længe må familien flytte fra deres bekvemme lejlighed og langt ud på landet i Niger-deltaet til deres bedsteforældre. Livet i fattigdom uden for lands lov og ret er en voldsom omvæltning for den lille familie, som pludselig ser sig nødsaget til at måtte kæmpe for deres overlevelse. Små solfugle i det fjerne er shortlistet til Costa First Novel Award 2011. Pressen skriver:– **** Berlingske»Et brag af en roman«– Nordvestnyt