{"product_id":"a-shetland-girl","title":"A Shetland Girl","description":"\u003cp\u003eBefore embarking on an incredible career in nursing, Scotland's remote Shetland Isles were home for Mona McAlpine.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis third instalment of Mona's memoir begins with her childhood, spend in the district of Whiteness, she writes about her early training in Elgin and Stirling; the great contrasts of working in 1960's Chiswick, West London and Glasgow's Gorbals; and thereafter her experiences as a nurse and midwife in Shetland, Fair Isle, Edinburgh and South Africa \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIntertwined with her fascinating professional experiences are Mona's personal stories- those of growing up in the 1940s and 1950s; of her family's history; of her beloved husband and children; and of her tremendous charity work. All of these are told with great warmth and charm, evoking a feeling of nostalgia for times past.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Shetland Bookshop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":58957311639933,"sku":"9780995745346","price":9.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2996\/3458\/files\/JPG-Scan_2026_10_22_16_39_39_884-1.jpg?v=1792683173","url":"https:\/\/www.shetlandbookshop.co.uk\/products\/a-shetland-girl","provider":"The Shetland Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}