Hold on Edna!

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**This heartbreaking, heartwarming, true story following the history of a family in Wales is one of the most important books ever written.**

The birth of the National Health Service - the UK's greatest asset - coincided with the birth of one little girl in South Wales,  **Aneira 'Nye' Thomas, the first baby to be delivered by the NHS**. Nye's story follows generations of her family who battled to survive before the NHS was launched, through to those who went on to dedicate their lives to working for the NHS - and also, ultimately, to be saved by it. An emotive, extraordinary and yet uplifting reminder of a time not so long ago, when the value of your life came down to how much you had in your pocket. It is a touching and entertaining human drama, but more importantly - a fierce defence of the most important accomplishment this country has ever and will ever achieve.