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A Fresh Start for the Country Nurse
Hardcover
General FictionHistorical Fiction
ISBN13: 9781836562054
Publisher: Boldwood Books Ltd
Published: Mar 7 2025
Pages: 242
Weight: 1.02
Height: 0.75 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
Authentic... the mixture of nursing and farming life is both warming and true. I liked this a lot. Rosie Clarke
July, 1936
After an unexpected heartbreak and a nasty accident on a busy Liverpool street, Lara Flynn is desperate to start afresh and leave painful memories behind her. She takes on a new job as a district nurse and midwife at a country practice, in the remote Lancashire village of Ingleside.
But instead of the friendly rural idyll she pictures, Lara finds she must cycle vast distances to visit locals who harbour an innate suspicion of a newcomer from the city ' as well as dealing with unpredictable livestock, an erratic senior doctor and often challenging medical cases. She also rubs up against handsome local vet, Leo, when she helps to deliver a calf!
With time, Lara learns that healing is a two-way street: just as she helps her patients recover from illness and injury, her new life in Ingleside starts to heal her own wounds. But will this tight-knit farming community ever truly take this city girl to its heart?
An absorbing story of compassion, resilience and the power of community, perfect for fans of Donna Douglas and Jean Fullerton.
Praise for Kate Eastham:
A warm and satisfying story' My Weekly
A heartwarming and tear-inducing tale with wonderfully realistic characters' Woman
Very well created characters that you identify with and want to do well. 5-star Reader Review
Well written and absorbing...couldn't put it down! 5-star Reader Review
Great story with many twists and turns. Love all the characters' 5-star Reader Review
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