A Fresh Start for the Country Nurse

<h2>A BRAND NEW comforting and utterly charming 1930s saga set in the heart of the English countryside. Perfect for fans of Call the Midwife and All Creatures Great and Small! </h2> <p><strong>Authentic... the mixture of nursing and farming life is both warming and true. I liked this a lot. <em>Rosie Clarke</em></strong></p> <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>