themselves for not reading more in preparation for the elusive conversion courses they lived in the hope would one day materialise. This self-chastening occurred even though they were working in excess of ten- hour days, sometimes with only a 45 minute break.


For the majority of the migrant women the high cost of living in the UK, juxtaposed with the responsibilities


to financially support families and maintain homes in their countries of origin, created a great deal of mental and emotional anguish. In addition, aspects of their identity were called into question as they found themselves in what the author (142) describes as the “occupational dustbin” transitioning from registered professional status to “care-worker” status. Care-workers in the UK are neither registered nor deemed to be a position of importance amongst the wider healthcare professionals.


This books packs a lot in. I would recommend it not only to those interested in the fields of gender or health. This would be suitable for anyone doing research and wanting to gain insights into a range of theories to support their study. In my opinion, the author has done a stalwart job of underpinning her findings with theories that are probably somewhat unconventional. She succeeds in stimulating the reader to explore some of the non-traditional approaches to ethnographic research methods and methodology.


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