Cirrus@Austlit

'Nurse and midwife Prue Wheelwright has worked in isolated, far-flung locations and on dangerous frontlines around the world. Passionate and dedicated, she puts her heart, and often her safety, on the line, day after day, year after year, caring for some of our world's most vulnerable people.

'In this extraordinary memoir, Prue shares all the challenges, the joys and the heartbreaks of her life as a nomad nurse. She has cared for and lived within Australia's remote First Nations communities, worked on a paediatric HIV project in Tajikistan and opened a 24-hour maternity hospital in an Ethiopian refugee camp. In another extreme, she's also worked for the Saudi royal family, with all the wealth and intrigue that entails. Now she's with Australia's Royal Flying Doctor Service, combining her love of travel, adventure and healthcare.

'In her life's work so far, Prue has witnessed the extremes of humanity: the extraordinary highs and devastating lows. A highly skilled nurse with a huge heart, Prue will inspire you and move you with her tales of life at its most raw and real.' (Publication summary)