The hummingbird / Stephen P. Kiernan.
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TextPublisher: New York : William Morrow, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, 2016Copyright date: ©2015Edition: First William Morrow paperback editionDescription: 312 pages, 11 pages ; 21 cmContent type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9780062369550Subject(s): Hospice nurses -- Fiction | Hospice care -- Fiction | Post-traumatic stress disorder -- Patients -- Fiction | Veterans -- FictionDDC classification: 813.54 Summary: Deborah Birch is a seasoned hospice nurse whose daily work requires courage and compassion. But her skills and experience are tested in new and dramatic ways when her easygoing husband, Michael, returns from his third deployment to Iraq haunted by nightmares, anxiety, and rage. She is determined to help him heal, and to restore the tender, loving marriage they once had. At the same time, Deborah's primary patient is Barclay Reed, a retired history professor and expert in the Pacific Theater of World War II whose career ended in academic scandal. Alone in the world, the embittered professor is dying. As Barclay begrudgingly comes to trust Deborah, he tells her stories from that long-ago war, which help her find a way to help her husband battle his demons.
| Item type | Home library | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Book | A J M Library 868-5076 | KIER (Browse shelf) | Checked out | 12/03/2025 | 64417 |
"P.S. insights, interviews & more..."--cover.
Includes an interview with the author and a reading group guide.
Deborah Birch is a seasoned hospice nurse whose daily work requires courage and compassion. But her skills and experience are tested in new and dramatic ways when her easygoing husband, Michael, returns from his third deployment to Iraq haunted by nightmares, anxiety, and rage. She is determined to help him heal, and to restore the tender, loving marriage they once had. At the same time, Deborah's primary patient is Barclay Reed, a retired history professor and expert in the Pacific Theater of World War II whose career ended in academic scandal. Alone in the world, the embittered professor is dying. As Barclay begrudgingly comes to trust Deborah, he tells her stories from that long-ago war, which help her find a way to help her husband battle his demons.
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