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Black Notley BluesDiary of a teenage TB patient 1958 - 1959
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Aged 18, author Chris Dell contracted tuberculosis and hospitalised near Braintree, Essex for nearly a year followed by a month in a convalescent home in Deal, Kent. This was at a time when strict, severe treatment had been revolutionised by streptomycin, the world's second antibiotic. During his stay in hospital he befriended other patients who matched his own mischievous character, and kept a detailed, compassionate and humorous diary on all that went on around him. In 2013 Chris presented his diary entries as a book for his family who then urged him to publish it to raise more awareness of TB from a patient's perspective.
His first person testimony is entertaining with a Boy's Own camaraderie, nurse chasing, illicit pub visits, and regular carpeting over discipline by the matron, but beneath the fun and games is an important medical, social and personal record of the 1950s sanatorium experience. The book contains around 100 photographs, many taken by the author, of the hospital staff and patients.
For more information on the book, please visit the author website on www.stortdoc.com including a link to a recent BBC Essex interview with the author.
Genre: Biography & memoir, Medical (incl. Patients)
Format: Paperback
Published: 2013
Pages: 150
Publisher: Stortford Documentation Services
ISBN: 9780992678500
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Our conditions mean the following:
- New - a brand new book
- Almost New - appears new but is actually secondhand.
- Very Good - only minor imperfections such as minor scuffs to edge or cover or a price written in pencil or shop sticker.
- Standard Secondhand - Clearly been read before, but not too bad. We do not recommend these for gifting. Spines usually creased. Could also include creases or folds to cover, some writing such as in the cover or elsewhere, underlining or highlighting, but might not do. Possibly some stains or marks. Similar in general to books in any secondhand shop or charity shop.
- Poor Condition - Usually this will have a specific problem such as writing inside, water damage, missing dust jacket, heavy staining, large creases or cuts. These are readable copies but not nice ones. On other websites this condition is called 'Acceptable' or 'Fair' , but we want to be more honest.
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