科斯塔圖書獎得主Christie Watson最動人及充滿詩意的全新作品
一本聚焦於護理人員職業一生的美好故事

作者Christie Watson自身除了是作家，也擔任長達20年的護理人員。她將透過護理師這個職業的眼睛，帶領讀者穿越生與死，以細膩而動人的陳述，探討護理人員的所見所聞，內容充滿關懷、熱情與慈愛。所有的故事取材都貼近現實，一位新手媽媽抱著早產的孩子，奇蹟的度過生死危機，彷彿我們就站在一旁，跟著Christie Watson看盡醫院的人生百態，每一個痛苦的呼喚，每一場驚險的手術過程，屏住呼吸和淚水為燒燙傷孩童洗頭，在死者家屬抵達前清理有毒的氣味。護理人員陪伴我們走過人生的非常時刻，但他們總是以慈愛與熱情陪伴在你我左右，她就宛如我們的人生導師和摯友，在最黑暗及孤立無援的時刻，緊緊拉著我們的手，為我們祈禱與給予更多偉大力量。

Christie Watson was a nurse for twenty years. Taking us from birth to death and from A and E to the mortuary, The Language of Kindness is an astonishing account of a profession defined by acts of care, compassion and kindness. We watch Christie with a new mother holding her premature son who has miraculously made it through the night, we stand by her side as she spends many hours watching agonising heart and lung surgery, and we hold our breath as she washes the hair of a child fatally injured in a fire, attempting to remove the toxic smell of smoke before the grieving family arrive. In our most extreme moments, when life is lived most intensely, Christie is there by your side. She is a guide, mentor and friend. And in these dark days of division and isolationism, she encourages you to stretch out your hand.