A Fresh Start for the Country Nurse

<h2><strong><em>Call the Midwife</em> meets <em>All Creatures Great and Small</em> in this first of a heart-warming series about a country nurse and midwife.</strong></h2><p><strong>July 1936</strong></p><p>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.</p><p>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!</p><p>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?</p><p><strong>An absorbing story of compassion resilience and the power of community perfect for fans of Donna Douglas and Jean Fullerton.</strong></p><p><strong>Praise for Kate Eastham:</strong></p><p>'A <strong>warm and satisfying</strong> story' <em>My Weekly</em></p><p>'A <strong>heartwarming</strong> and tear-inducing tale with <strong>wonderfully realistic</strong> characters' <em>Woman</em></p><p>'Very <strong>well created characters that you identify with</strong> and want to do well.' <em>5-star Reader Review</em></p><p>'Well written and absorbing...<strong>couldn't put it down!</strong>' <em>5-star Reader Review</em></p><p>'<strong>Great story with many twists and turns</strong>. Love all the characters' <em>5-star Reader Review</em></p>