Matron in Charge

Dec 28, 2024 6:58 AM

Author:Evelyn Prentis

Matron in Charge

'She should never have kept the business going after her husband died. Running a betting shop is no job for a woman. Especially when she's got bad legs.'

After a short stay at hospital herself, Evelyn Prentis wondered what was in store for her when she returned to work. From the door-slamming Miss Cromwell to Mrs Silver's shoplifting and Mrs May coming over all queer, being Matron in charge of the Lodge was rarely straightforward.

So when her ladies became unusually united in their grumbling about newest resident Ivy, the woman who'd kept the betting shop on the High Street, Evelyn was ready for all hell to break loose.

But instead, with openness and kindness, Ivy won people over and even started bringing them together. Suddenly, being in charge of the Lodge was no trouble at all ...

Reviews

Perceptive, warm and very funny

—— Sunday Telegraph

Highly amusing and entertaining

—— Derby Evening Telegraph

highly recommended...this book is one I would keep close at hand to be delved into at regular intervals

—— Cheryl Sears, Homeopathic veterinary surgeon

With Winner Take All, Dambisa Moyo offers a timely and provocative answer to two crucial questions: How are China's leaders rushing to meet their country's exploding demand for energy, and what does this mean for the rest of us? From Africa to Central Asia to Latin America, China exerts growing influence over prices for the commodities we all must buy to fuel our cars, heat our homes, and power our economies. It's a recipe for conflict-and at a crucial moment for the future of the global economy

—— Ian Bremmer, president of Eurasia Group and author of 'The End of the Free Market'

For anyone longing to make sense of tectonic, eco-political shifts occurring in the commodities market, Winner Takes All is a fascinating and important book. By focusing her razor-sharp mind on China's central role in the new commodities rush, Moyo sheds light on and makes sense of a profound and dramatic moment in our history. Her book is a must-read

—— Peter Munk, Chairman and Founder, Barrick Gold Corporation

[Praise for How The West Was Lost] Moyo is a very serious lady indeed

—— Dominic Lawson , The Times

Moyo's diagnosis of the recent disasters in financial markets is succinct and sophisticated...I applaud her brave alarum

—— Paul Collier , The Observer

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