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Lucilla Andrews

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Lucilla Andrews


Born
in Suez, Egypt
November 21, 1919

Died
October 03, 2006

Genre
Literature & Fiction, Romance


Lucilla Matthew Andrews Crichton
aka
Lucilla Andrews, Diana Gordon, Joanna Marcus.

Lucilla Matthew Andrews was born on 20 November 1919 in Suez, Egypt, the third of four children of William Henry Andrews and Lucilla Quero-Bejar. They met in Gibraltar, and married in 1913. Her mother was daughter of a Spanish doctor and descended from the Spanish nobility. Her British father workerd by the Eastern Telegraph Company (later Cable and Wireless) on African and Mediterranean stations until 1932. At the age of three, she was sent to join her older sister at boarding school in Sussex.

She joined the British Red Cross in 1940 and later trained as a nurse at St Thomas' Hospital, London, during World War II. In 1947, she retired and married Dr James Crich ...more

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Average rating: 4.16 · 6,108 ratings · 305 reviews · 85 distinct works • Similar authors
The White Walls
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The Print Petticoat: Hearta...
3.94 avg rating — 273 ratings — published 1954 — 10 editions
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A Ward Door Opens
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My Friend the Professor
4.23 avg rating — 214 ratings — published 1960 — 10 editions
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The Secret Journey
4.29 avg rating — 208 ratings
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The Light in the Ward: Roma...
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Silent Song
4.19 avg rating — 190 ratings — published 1973 — 11 editions
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The Quiet Wards: Happiness ...
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The Fair Wind
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The Long Voyage
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“The most irrational things can make a power of difference to a very ill woman.”
― Lucilla Andrews, My Friend the Professor
tags: illness, illness-and-hope, women-s-health
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“Tough people don't die easily. You'll be surprised how much it takes to kill a strong human being.”
― Lucilla Andrews, My Friend the Professor
tags: strength, toughness
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“Youth is always impatient, even though, ironically, youth alone has time for patience.”
― Lucilla Andrews, My Friend the Professor
tags: impatience, youth
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