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M.H. Vickers
A sociopath managing an aged care facility: What could go wrong?
Precocious and pretty Maxine Gilbert is a clever and talented nine-year-old, adored by a doting father. She is also cruel, sadistic and without remorse, delighting in manipulating others and torturing small animals. When her mother is diagnosed with Motor Neurone Disease, Maxine is disgusted, not just by her mother’s disability, but by the inconvenience it brings. Watching a nurse care for her mother, Maxine learns that nurses can hurt or heal. Maxine decides to be a nurse when she grows up.
Forty years on, after countless complaints against her nursing in various clinical care settings, Maxine scams a job as Managing Director of an aged care facility, Treetops, and the residents are in for a rough time.
Under Maxine’s management, physical and medical restraint of residents is encouraged, and neglect, poor hygiene, and restrictions of residents’ liberty, nourishment and medical support are exhorted. Frightened, depressed, and malnourished residents are left isolated, locked away, and laying in their own waste. They develop excruciating infections, suffer illness, and even die. Maxine faces rising antagonism from Treetops’ residents, and their friends and family.
A new carer at Treetops, Seleena, who recently escaped an abusive marriage, cannot stay silent. Along with warning residents, and others, Seleena writes a letter of complaint. After finding a suspicious lump in her breast, could Maxine, who always hated illness and vulnerability in others, finally learn compassion? Or will she continue her ruthless ways?
Duration - 14h 30m.
Author - M.H. Vickers.
Narrator - Laura Lambert.
Published Date - Saturday, 13 January 2024.
Copyright - © 2023 Austin Macauley Publishers ©.
Location:
United States
Description:
A sociopath managing an aged care facility: What could go wrong? Precocious and pretty Maxine Gilbert is a clever and talented nine-year-old, adored by a doting father. She is also cruel, sadistic and without remorse, delighting in manipulating others and torturing small animals. When her mother is diagnosed with Motor Neurone Disease, Maxine is disgusted, not just by her mother’s disability, but by the inconvenience it brings. Watching a nurse care for her mother, Maxine learns that nurses can hurt or heal. Maxine decides to be a nurse when she grows up. Forty years on, after countless complaints against her nursing in various clinical care settings, Maxine scams a job as Managing Director of an aged care facility, Treetops, and the residents are in for a rough time. Under Maxine’s management, physical and medical restraint of residents is encouraged, and neglect, poor hygiene, and restrictions of residents’ liberty, nourishment and medical support are exhorted. Frightened, depressed, and malnourished residents are left isolated, locked away, and laying in their own waste. They develop excruciating infections, suffer illness, and even die. Maxine faces rising antagonism from Treetops’ residents, and their friends and family. A new carer at Treetops, Seleena, who recently escaped an abusive marriage, cannot stay silent. Along with warning residents, and others, Seleena writes a letter of complaint. After finding a suspicious lump in her breast, could Maxine, who always hated illness and vulnerability in others, finally learn compassion? Or will she continue her ruthless ways? Duration - 14h 30m. Author - M.H. Vickers. Narrator - Laura Lambert. Published Date - Saturday, 13 January 2024. Copyright - © 2023 Austin Macauley Publishers ©.
Language:
English
Opening Credits
Duration:00:11:09
About the Author
Duration:01:03:52
Chapter One
Duration:06:44:20
Chapter Two
Duration:03:23:53
Chapter Three
Duration:04:54:27
Chapter Four
Duration:02:21:21
Chapter Five
Duration:07:50:50
Chapter Six
Duration:04:30:28
Chapter Seven
Duration:12:06:10
Chapter Eight
Duration:03:05:30
Chapter Nine
Duration:10:07:12
Chapter Ten
Duration:02:02:11
Chapter Eleven
Duration:02:54:02
Chapter Twelve
Duration:04:44:56
Chapter Thirteen
Duration:03:38:37
Chapter Fourteen
Duration:11:25:43
Chapter Fifteen
Duration:08:54:23
Chapter Sixteen
Duration:04:01:09
Chapter Seventeen
Duration:05:28:44
Chapter Eighteen
Duration:09:11:20
Chapter Nineteen
Duration:07:41:23
Chapter Twenty
Duration:11:24:56
Chapter Twenty One
Duration:06:26:34
Chapter Twenty Two
Duration:05:19:12
Chapter Twenty Three
Duration:06:25:15
Chapter Twenty Four
Duration:03:41:53
Chapter Twenty Five
Duration:06:58:46
Chapter Twenty Six
Duration:06:48:00
Chapter Twenty Seven
Duration:02:44:45
Chapter Twenty Eight
Duration:05:32:58
Chapter Twenty Nine
Duration:07:17:02
Chapter Thirty
Duration:07:42:39
Chapter Thirty One
Duration:06:56:48
Chapter Thirty Two
Duration:05:54:01
Chapter Thirty Three
Duration:04:42:48
Chapter Thirty Four
Duration:09:26:56
Chapter Thirty Five
Duration:10:02:40
Chapter Thirty Six
Duration:05:43:44
Chapter Thirty Seven
Duration:08:22:10
Chapter Thirty Eight
Duration:03:15:18
Chapter Thirty Nine
Duration:07:12:27
Chapter Forty
Duration:12:12:47
Chapter Forty One
Duration:14:45:10
Chapter Forty Two
Duration:08:58:18
Chapter Forty Three
Duration:10:23:58
Chapter Forty Four
Duration:02:39:42
Chapter Forty Five
Duration:05:51:29
Chapter Forty Six
Duration:09:02:21
Chapter Forty Seven
Duration:09:18:00
Chapter Forty Eight
Duration:06:22:59
Chapter Forty Nine
Duration:04:58:53
Chapter Fifty
Duration:12:08:44
Chapter Fifty One
Duration:10:46:14
Chapter Fifty Two
Duration:06:40:49
Chapter Fifty Three
Duration:12:45:15
Chapter Fifty Four
Duration:06:02:41
Chapter Fifty Five
Duration:07:11:16
Chapter Fifty Six
Duration:04:37:19
Chapter Fifty Seven
Duration:03:40:56
Chapter Fifty Eight
Duration:05:44:54
Chapter Fifty Nine
Duration:05:26:36
Chapter Sixty
Duration:07:29:40
Chapter Sixty One
Duration:12:37:45
Chapter Sixty Two
Duration:13:40:54
Chapter Sixty Three
Duration:07:30:35
Chapter Sixty Four
Duration:06:54:30
Chapter Sixty Five
Duration:04:37:58
Chapter Sixty Six
Duration:06:45:52
Chapter Sixty Seven
Duration:08:59:23
Chapter Sixty Eight
Duration:04:50:13
Chapter Sixty Nine
Duration:04:14:16
Chapter Seventy
Duration:05:12:00
Chapter Seventy One
Duration:06:36:12
Chapter Seventy Two
Duration:03:17:19
Chapter Seventy Three
Duration:03:06:04
Chapter Seventy Four
Duration:01:56:34
Chapter Seventy Five
Duration:07:38:12
Chapter Seventy Six
Duration:06:52:56
Chapter Seventy Seven
Duration:10:29:17
Chapter Seventy Eight
Duration:09:29:27
Chapter Seventy Nine
Duration:08:45:47
Chapter Eighty
Duration:05:40:20
Chapter Eighty One
Duration:04:41:30
Chapter Eighty Two
Duration:08:16:46
Chapter Eighty Three
Duration:10:04:03
Chapter Eighty Four
Duration:09:10:33
Chapter Eighty Five
Duration:03:36:08
Chapter Eighty Six
Duration:07:02:18
Chapter Eighty Seven
Duration:09:43:55
Chapter Eighty Eight
Duration:14:32:40
Chapter Eighty Nine
Duration:08:35:38
Chapter Ninety
Duration:05:44:49
Chapter Ninety One
Duration:12:25:51
Chapter Ninety Two
Duration:03:57:40
Chapter Ninety Three
Duration:05:02:30
Chapter Ninety Four
Duration:11:40:03
Chapter Ninety Five
Duration:04:32:36
Chapter Ninety Six
Duration:05:49:26
Chapter Ninety Seven
Duration:04:00:06
Chapter Ninety Eight
Duration:04:32:10
Chapter Ninety Nine
Duration:08:30:06
Chapter One Hundred
Duration:04:30:41
Chapter One Hundred and One
Duration:06:24:47
Chapter One Hundred and Two
Duration:03:19:53
Chapter One Hundred and Three
Duration:05:59:28
Chapter One Hundred and Four
Duration:09:24:11
Chapter One Hundred and Five
Duration:00:44:06
Chapter One Hundred and Six
Duration:03:51:34
Chapter One Hundred and Seven
Duration:08:24:32
Chapter One Hundred and Eight
Duration:01:55:44
Chapter One Hundred and Nine
Duration:12:01:43
Chapter One Hundred and Ten
Duration:05:59:48
Chapter One Hundred and Eleven
Duration:02:00:37
Chapter One Hundred and Twelve
Duration:14:14:35
Chapter One Hundred and Thirteen
Duration:02:39:11
Chapter One Hundred and Fourteen
Duration:04:02:53
Closing Credits
Duration:00:13:27