Bedpans And Bobby Socks

''In my dreams, I was always in some vast landscape on a long, straight road. Driving. Always driving.''

Gwenda had always loved the open road, but her home town of Newcastle didn''t really offer the sort of adventure she longed for. So, in 1957, with friend and fellow nurse Pat in tow, she left the dismal British winter behind, and embarked on an amazing American adventure.

After a year nursing in ...