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Wrong Doctor John
It could have been very confusing to have two members of the staff at the Eye Clinic with the same name--John Harding; one a doctor, the other a surgeon. But Nurse Emma Brown at least had no difficulty in choosing between them.
192 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 1966
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Kate Starr
11 books1 followerEnid Joyce Owen Dingwell, née Starr, was born on 1908 in Ryde, New South Wales, Australia. She wrote as Joyce Dingwell and Kate Starr at 80 romance novels at Mills & Boon from 1931 to 1986. She was the first Austalian writer, who lives in Australia, published at Mills & Boon. Her novel The House in the Timberwood (1959), had been made into a motion picture: The Winds of Jarrah (1983). Her work was particularly notable for its use of the Australian land, culture, and people. She passed away on 2 August 1997 in Kincumber, New South Wales.
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March 15, 2020
One aspect I particularly like when it comes to titles by Joyce Dingwell (writing here as Kate Starr) is their fresh tone - you don't get the sense that her books were necessarily written over fifty years ago (although, admittedly, I read the 1983 republished version of 'Wrong Doctor John' so possibly there was some editorial change made vs. 1966 original).
The heroine of this novel, Nurse Emma Brown, is devastated when Matron tells her she must complete part of her nursing training at the dingy Eye Clinic - an adjunct, known colloquially as 'The Eye Sore', to the gleaming, modern buildings of the Southern Cross Hospital. Envious of her fellow trainee nurses who remain on the wards of the main hospital, Emma goes with rather bad grace to work at the 'Eye Sore'. Her initial lack of enthusiasm, however, is rapidly reversed when she lays eyes (excuse the pun) upon the handsome, clever and charming senior eye surgeon, Mr. John Harding.
Suddenly, Emma, cannot spend enough time at the Eye Clinic vying for the surgeon's attention. She has never enjoyed nursing work more and relishes being in such close proximity to the Mr. Harding. The only irritant in the proverbial eye ointment (again, excuse the pun), is the presence at the Clinic of houseman, Dr. John Harding, an ex-engineer who is now training to become a ophthalmologist. Emma quickly labels him 'Wrong Doctor John' (as opposed to 'Right John' - the debonair surgeon), a nickname that he comes to learn, much to his chagrin, and which spurs him to plant a few 'punishing kisses' on the heroine's lips.
While initially, Emma is convinced that Wrong John is an immature, poor copy of Right John, after she and the houseman together man an eye van and later travel into the outback to host an eye clinic for indigenous people, she begins to change her tune. By this stage, however, Wrong John has given up all hope of winning Emma and it subsequently takes a lot of sweet talking on her part to convince him that he's no longer the wrong man for her.
In summary - this story is another entertaining, humorous read from this author, who clearly did a considerable amount of research into ophthalmology before penning this title. I'm rating 'Wrong Doctor John' a three-and-a-half star vintage romance read (just shy of the four-star read that is Dingwell's One String For Nurse Bow).
The heroine of this novel, Nurse Emma Brown, is devastated when Matron tells her she must complete part of her nursing training at the dingy Eye Clinic - an adjunct, known colloquially as 'The Eye Sore', to the gleaming, modern buildings of the Southern Cross Hospital. Envious of her fellow trainee nurses who remain on the wards of the main hospital, Emma goes with rather bad grace to work at the 'Eye Sore'. Her initial lack of enthusiasm, however, is rapidly reversed when she lays eyes (excuse the pun) upon the handsome, clever and charming senior eye surgeon, Mr. John Harding.
Suddenly, Emma, cannot spend enough time at the Eye Clinic vying for the surgeon's attention. She has never enjoyed nursing work more and relishes being in such close proximity to the Mr. Harding. The only irritant in the proverbial eye ointment (again, excuse the pun), is the presence at the Clinic of houseman, Dr. John Harding, an ex-engineer who is now training to become a ophthalmologist. Emma quickly labels him 'Wrong Doctor John' (as opposed to 'Right John' - the debonair surgeon), a nickname that he comes to learn, much to his chagrin, and which spurs him to plant a few 'punishing kisses' on the heroine's lips.
While initially, Emma is convinced that Wrong John is an immature, poor copy of Right John, after she and the houseman together man an eye van and later travel into the outback to host an eye clinic for indigenous people, she begins to change her tune. By this stage, however, Wrong John has given up all hope of winning Emma and it subsequently takes a lot of sweet talking on her part to convince him that he's no longer the wrong man for her.
In summary - this story is another entertaining, humorous read from this author, who clearly did a considerable amount of research into ophthalmology before penning this title. I'm rating 'Wrong Doctor John' a three-and-a-half star vintage romance read (just shy of the four-star read that is Dingwell's One String For Nurse Bow).
November 3, 2024
A very innocent story of a young nurse and a newly qualified doctor - full of Joyce Dingwell's usual quirky behaviour that I love. It's light on romance, plus the heroine is a little silly and the hero rather quaint too. But it's enjoyable and light-hearted.
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