Nightingale

Written by Laura Elvery

Narrated by Charlotte Strevens, Christopher Bonwell

Length

5h 33m

Rating

2.0 (1 ratings)

Mayfair, 1910. At the age of 90, Florence Nightingale is frail and no longer of sound mind. After a celebrated career as a nurse, writer and statistician, she now leads a reclusive existence. One summer evening she is astonished to receive a visitor – a young man named Silas Bradley, who claims to have met her during the Crimean War 55 years ago. But how can this be? And how does the elusive Jean Frawley connect their two lives? Nightingale is a luminous tale of faith and love, bravery and care, and the vitality of women's work. In this eagerly anticipated story, Laura Elvery shows why she is one of the most lauded writers of her generation. 2025, Queensland Literary Awards The University of Queensland Fiction Book Award, Short-listed 2025, Queensland Literary Awards People's Choice Queensland Book of the Year Award, Winner 2026, Australian Book Design Awards Best Designed Literary Fiction/Poetry Cover, Long-listed