The Island Nurse by Mary J. MacLeod - ISBN: 9781845967901
Paperback
Remote island life, heartwarming stories, and a nurse’s unique view.

The Island Nurse

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  • Paperback

    352 pages

  • Release Date

    15 April 2012

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Summary

The entertaining and touching true story of a district nurse on a remote Scottish island in the early ‘70s.

Life on the remote island of Papavray in the 1970s was a world away from Mary J. MacLeod’s urban existence in the south of England. And this peaceful environment was just what she was looking for.

While indoor toilets were still something of a luxury, and ‘teleeffissions’ could produce terror in some of the older residents, the glory of the mountains and the sea combined…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9781845967901
ISBN-10:1845967909
Author:Mary J. MacLeod
Publisher:Transworld Publishers Ltd
Imprint:Mainstream Publishing
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:352
Release Date:15 April 2012
Weight:246g
Dimensions:198mm x 127mm x 21mm
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Critics Review

If the TV companies are looking for the next Heartbeat , it can be found in the windswept coasts of Papavray

If the TV companies are looking for the next Heartbeat, it can be found in the windswept coasts of Papavray * Daily Record *

About The Author

Mary J. MacLeod

Mary J. MacLeod was born in Somerset, educated in Bath and qualified as a state registered nurse in Bristol. Now retired, she worked as a nurse in Bristol, London, Bedfordshire and the Hebrides. She has four children, five grandchildren and five great-grandchildren and lives in Cornwall with her husband and two dogs.

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