Mary Mcclarey Time for a Change

Set in Belfast and Derry at a time known as 'The Troubles', a group of junior nurses try to live ordinary lives in extraordinary times.

A nostalgic read for nurses who worked and trained during this difficult period.

They find their experiences inevitably, relentlessly, involved in the civil unrest.The main character, Teresa McCann and her friends Eileen, Caroline and Sue are changed by the life they lead, coming face to face with terrorists, soldiers and riots in their everyday working lives.Other characters play their part in influencing the lives of the friends with both humour and aggression, love and betrayal.

The story offers an insight into the changes which were taking place in Northern Ireland which were so very different from the 'swinging sixties' enjoyed elsewhere.The author, Mary McClarey was a a very senior nurse in the NHS.

During her early years of nursing, she lived and worked in a Belfast which was torn apart by rival sectarian fighting.