The Island Nurse
  • Published: 15 April 2012
  • ISBN: 9781845967901
  • Imprint: Mainstream Publishing
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 352
  • RRP: $29.99

The Island Nurse

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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 with the warmth of the island people meant she had found a haven for her family.

Mary’s post as district nurse gave her a unique insight into island life, and her stories of the troubles, joys, drama and comedies endured by her patients make this a charming and humorous account of community life on a small island in a bygone era.
  • Published: 15 April 2012
  • ISBN: 9781845967901
  • Imprint: Mainstream Publishing
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 352
  • RRP: $29.99
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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.

Praise for The Island Nurse

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

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