Ruth's Next ChapterThe Next Chapter
Made for a long career on one ward or many: the usual shift first, then the first free Monday, then colleagues coming back with the stories they saved.
Digital $16.90, softcover $44.90, hardcover $49.90
Ruth's Next ChapterRetirement · for your nurse colleague
A retirement book for a nurse, written by the people who worked the shifts with them
Years of handovers, night shifts and the one shift everyone still talks about.
2,450+ families since we began
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What to know
This book turns what the ward remembers into an illustrated story about the nurse who is leaving and their first weeks with no rota, built from three questions, and up to three more if you want more of the book to be yours.
Which book, and why
Ruth's Next ChapterTwelve Reasons Why
For a colleague who wants to write their own thanks: each reason is a moment on shift that shows what they did well, in your words.
Digital $16.90, softcover $44.90, hardcover $49.90
How long it takes
This date is yours, so count back from it. Printing and shipping, from the day you approve the book:
- United States9 to 10 days
- Australia9 to 14 days
Other countries (10)
- United Kingdom6 days
- Ireland9 to 14 days
- Germany6 to 8 days
- Canada9 to 11 days
- New Zealand6 to 10 days
- Singapore6 to 8 days
- Netherlands7 to 9 days
- Austria7 to 11 days
- Sweden8 to 13 days
- Denmark6 to 7 days
The digital edition unlocks the moment you approve it, so it never misses a date. All delivery times
Common questions
Will the hospital or its uniform badge be shown?
Uniforms and wards are drawn without logos or badges. A real hospital or ward name stays in the text, and only if you type it.
Can the story mention patients?
Keep patients anonymous. The story only uses what you write, so describe the moment rather than the person: "the night the power went out" works without naming anyone.
We are a big team. Who writes it?
Collect the stories on the ward first, then one person types the answers and orders. The dedication can be signed from the team, and a colleague can be drawn in beside the hero from a photo with their permission.
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