{"product_id":"call-the-nurse-true-stories-of-a-country-nurse-on-a-scottish-isle-the-country-nurse-series-book-one-paperback","title":"Call the Nurse: True Stories of a Country Nurse on a Scottish Isle (the Country Nurse Series, Book One) - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMary J. MacLeod\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eClaire MacDonald\u003c\/b\u003e (Foreword by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFor fans of James Herriot and \u003ci\u003eCall the Midwife\u003c\/i\u003e. A \u003ci\u003eWall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e Bestseller. Over 100,000 sold. Gaelic fortitude meets a nurse's compassion in these wonderful true stories from rural Scotland.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Julia MacLeod shares unique and enchanting experiences as a nurse in rural Scotland. Her stories will ring true with every nurse--or anyone--who has ever cared for a family or a community, whether in Scotland or America. Call the Nurse is a delightful read.\" --LeAnn Thieman, author \u003ci\u003eChicken Soup for the Nurse's Soul\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTired of the pace and noise of life near London and longing for a better place to raise their young children, Mary J. MacLeod (known to all as Julia) and her husband encountered their dream while vacationing on a remote island in the Scottish Hebrides. Enthralled by its windswept beauty, they soon were the proud owners of a near-derelict croft house--a farmer's stone cottage--on \"a small acre\" of land. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMary assumed duties as the island's district nurse. \u003ci\u003eCall the Nurse\u003c\/i\u003e is her account of the first enchanted years she and her family spent there, coming to know its folk as both patients and friends. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eCall the Nurse\u003c\/i\u003e is a treasure of sweet nostalgia.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eMary J. MacLeod qualified as a nurse in England and has lived in Aden (now Yemen), the United States, Sweden, and Saudi Arabia as well as her husband George's native Scotland. She is now the author of three books and lives in Ascot in Berkshire, England.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 320\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 x 8.25 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 01, 2015\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51770500251936,"sku":"9781628725124","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/33ab205408d04447d77c481dd53e096a.webp?v=1780373017","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/call-the-nurse-true-stories-of-a-country-nurse-on-a-scottish-isle-the-country-nurse-series-book-one-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}