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Mary J. Macleod travelled from the South of England to the Hebrides in search of escape from the life of a hectic Norwich health visitor and to find an idyllic setting in which to raise her young family.The Island Nurse returns with a second volume, exploring memories of life on the Hebridean island of 'Papavray'. Filled with stories of the troubles, joys, drama and comedies endured by Macleod's patients and family alike, this makes a charming and humorous account of community life on a small island in a bygone era.Based on the real experiences of Macleod as a district nurse in the Hebrides, the stories are told in a personal and engaging manner of the tales, superstitions and lives of the crofter families on 'Papavray'.
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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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If the TV companies are looking for the next Heartbeat, it can be found in the windswept coasts of Papavray- THE DAILY RECORD This lively and heartening memoir evokes both the hardships and the humour of island life.- THE SCOTSMAN Her stories will ring true with every nurse - or anyone - who has ever cared for a family or community- LEANN THIEMANN, author of Chicken Soup for the Nurse's Soul
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Book Description Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. The much awaited second helping of Mary J. MacLeods tales of Papavray in the 1970s and her experiences as the islands district nurse, culminating in her move to a very different new life in California.Mary J.s anecdotes of life on a remote island in the Scottish Hebrides brim with charm, humour and common sense. She shares heartwarming and amusing tales of crofters and ceilidhs, pesky cows and stubborn drivers, treacherous bogs and a suspected haunting, but also the deeply sad story of a desperate mother and a babys untimely death.For the district nurse, human tragedy, joy and laughter areall in a days work. Filled with stories of the troubles, joys, drama and comedies endured by Macleods patients and family alike, this makes a charming and humorous account of community life on a small island in a bygone era. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability. Seller Inventory # 9781910021170
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