The Island Nurse
Peat, Smoke and Porridge
$31.46
- Paperback
352 pages
- Release Date
15 April 2012
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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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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