Hold the Lamp High — Lynne Collins

Three girls arrive at St. Cecilia's on the same day to begin their training as nurses. Each girl has her own reasons for wishing to be a nurse -- but only time will tell if the new way of life will justify those reasons. Helen is a sophisticate who chose to nurse as a relief from the boredom and emptiness of the social whirl; Sally is a shy and secretive girl with a heartache she hopes to forget; Janet alone has a real interest in and enthusiastic approach to nursing. Strangers when they meet, a firm and satisfying friendship is formed which proves a valuable asset during the difficult days of their training. Romance, too, plays its part in this enthralling story of hospital life ...