--- product_id: 117239118 title: "Paradise Lodge Kindle Edition" brand: "nina stibbe" price: "£16.12" currency: GBP in_stock: true reviews_count: 13 url: https://www.desertcart.co.uk/products/117239118-paradise-lodge-kindle-edition store_origin: GB region: United Kingdom --- # Paradise Lodge Kindle Edition **Brand:** nina stibbe **Price:** £16.12 **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** Paradise Lodge Kindle Edition by nina stibbe - **How much does it cost?** £16.12 with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.co.uk](https://www.desertcart.co.uk/products/117239118-paradise-lodge-kindle-edition) ## Best For - nina stibbe enthusiasts ## Why This Product - Trusted nina stibbe brand quality - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Description Full description not available ## Images ![Paradise Lodge Kindle Edition - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/5146MwFz9lL.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ You Will Fall in Love *by L***. on Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on October 20, 2016* Anyone who has ever worked in a nursing home in almost any capacity will recognize the wonderfully drawn emotional (and often humorous) qualities in author Nina Stibble's "Paradise Lodge." It's a mainstream novel set in the U.K. In 1977, bringing into play 15-year-old protagonist Lizzie, who accepts a job at Paradise Lodge, an aging but still nicely appointed nursing home with a cast of nurses and young caregivers like Lizzie — who far prefers working with the aging patients and chain-smoking nurses than going to school.Lizzie learns on her first day that bringing patients to the bathroom, or what Paradise Lodge teaches her must be called the "comfort zone," is an arduous, time-consuming task. But she falls in love with a lot of the patients, and I can attest that doing so is altogether NOT uncommon between staff and patients, even today. No, I wasn't a nurse. But I worked as communications director for two modern nursing homes and had loads of encounters with staff and patients. When patients die, yeah, it's a loss. When they wait too long for call bells to be answered, it's a dreadful issue.But Stibble, with gentle humor and poignant descriptions of encounters between young Lizzie and staff, tells a larger story, really. For me, it's one of respect, growing up and, well, in the case of patients, growing increasingly toward their final act.What surprises Lizzie again and again is her understanding of the elderly, what she learns from them, and the reality that the elderly have much, much to teach.It doesn't matter that the book was published in the U.K. It's making waves across the pond, and it should. Any one of us one day might require services from a skilled nursing facility because our bodies fail us. Lizzie learns that and so much more, and in a beautifully rendered descriptive way that only a genuinely gifted writer can convey.You don't have to be a nurse or certified nursing assistant to enjoy this novel. You just have to acknowledge that life moves on for the young and the old. Some of that moving on is funny. Some isn't. But it will resonate because in the end, we will all travel the path that brings us to somewhere we may not want to be. I hope a Lizzie is there for me. ### ⭐⭐⭐ Enjoyable *by K***R on Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on August 25, 2016* Enjoyable light read for summer. Young girl becomes overly involved in working in a failing rest home. She has a crazy home life, wild friend who is a co worker and she describes all the residents as well as her day in detail. Meanwhile, she has neglected her schooling. Lots of English expressions to figure out, but fun nevertheless. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Don't pass up this book. *by K***8 on Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on September 9, 2016* Loved this book. Even though I had to google a lot of the words and terms there was no question I wanted to stay with the story. In fact part of the fun of the story was words and terminology I had never heard before! It was absolutely unique and so well written. --- ## Why Shop on Desertcart? - 🛒 **Trusted by 1.3+ Million Shoppers** — Serving international shoppers since 2016 - 🌍 **Shop Globally** — Access 737+ million products across 21 categories - 💰 **No Hidden Fees** — All customs, duties, and taxes included in the price - 🔄 **15-Day Free Returns** — Hassle-free returns (30 days for PRO members) - 🔒 **Secure Payments** — Trusted payment options with buyer protection - ⭐ **TrustPilot Rated 4.5/5** — Based on 8,000+ happy customer reviews **Shop now:** [https://www.desertcart.co.uk/products/117239118-paradise-lodge-kindle-edition](https://www.desertcart.co.uk/products/117239118-paradise-lodge-kindle-edition) --- *Product available on Desertcart United Kingdom* *Store origin: GB* *Last updated: 2026-05-16*