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Mind, Body and Rosie: The first Rostershire novel: Intrigue and Romance
Roster is a rundown Midlands Hospital. Management is weak, the Chief Medical Officer's corrupt, and the pioneering young surgeon can't get money for his research. What's more, he's fed up with Geraldine and carting her cello about.....and then along comes the mysterious Rosie, and turns everything upside down.
249 pages, Kindle Edition
Published May 23, 2016
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October 15, 2018
I enjoyed Pauline Wharton's two murder mysteries, so I thought I'd try this one, her first. It does have a plot - a drug company and a group of doctors trying to defraud the hospital service - but it's also a romance, which is not my kind of reading, though it does give the backstory to the couple who appear in the later books, Guy and Rosie. It's a first novel and it shows, but it also has many of the characteristics which I like in this author - an easy, flowing writing style that carries you along, and a good sense of humour. Rosie is a particularly likeable character. I'd say suspend your judgement and just enjoy it - it's good fun.
September 14, 2016
If you are searching for a medical drama full of gossip in the hospital wings, old flames that just won’t die down and a sweet romance caught in the crossfires then this is the book for you. It took me a little while to get into the story, but as it unfolded it took in my interest.
Rosalind or Rosie is working at the Roster City General Hospital to help it gain publicity and status due to their negative depiction of neglecting and abusing their elderly. She was there to turn the rundown hospital into a modern center of excellence. She is beautiful and witty, cheerful and bright & extremely competent at her job and at solving problems...apparently except her own. She is also very independent. The ‘I am woman hear me roar’ type. Which is usually nice, but at times it actually made me a little put off by her as well as Guy.
Guy Williams is an attractive man, a renal surgeon at the Hospital where Rosie works. He is tall, dark handsome, and come off as a little tense and moody, yet we slowly find out he’s quite charming and kind. Although he lives alone and is a workaholic, he is open to love and is very intrigued by Rosie.
There is chemistry and attraction, but these two don’t click easily which I liked since I like a little love/hate relationships in my romance. I do wish that there was a little more depth and description to the desire for one another, but I did like the development in these characters. I liked the storyline that surrounded them and the drama that happens within the hospital and how the story develops and flows. Overall the story is intriguing and refreshing. I really loved the author’s descriptive writing- it put me in the hospital amidst the drama lying in the wings. A sweet and refreshing read.
Rosalind or Rosie is working at the Roster City General Hospital to help it gain publicity and status due to their negative depiction of neglecting and abusing their elderly. She was there to turn the rundown hospital into a modern center of excellence. She is beautiful and witty, cheerful and bright & extremely competent at her job and at solving problems...apparently except her own. She is also very independent. The ‘I am woman hear me roar’ type. Which is usually nice, but at times it actually made me a little put off by her as well as Guy.
Guy Williams is an attractive man, a renal surgeon at the Hospital where Rosie works. He is tall, dark handsome, and come off as a little tense and moody, yet we slowly find out he’s quite charming and kind. Although he lives alone and is a workaholic, he is open to love and is very intrigued by Rosie.
There is chemistry and attraction, but these two don’t click easily which I liked since I like a little love/hate relationships in my romance. I do wish that there was a little more depth and description to the desire for one another, but I did like the development in these characters. I liked the storyline that surrounded them and the drama that happens within the hospital and how the story develops and flows. Overall the story is intriguing and refreshing. I really loved the author’s descriptive writing- it put me in the hospital amidst the drama lying in the wings. A sweet and refreshing read.
August 7, 2016
This was an interesting and engaging piece of fiction. I'm not sure how to best characterize it. There's a bit of intrigue, a bit of romance, some chick lit, and a fair bit of British medical culture thrown together. The end result was a book that I flew through.
Rosie's starting a new management position in a hospital that need some good PR. There have been suspicious cases of elderly abuse and some dodgy medical trials for an unscrupulous drug company. Guy is a brilliant, albeit cold, doctor who is irritated and intrigued when Rosie starts to make waves. As you might expect, the two are drawn together instantly with some misunderstandings thrown in along the way.
I have only two knocks on the book. One, the bad guys were all just a little too bad. I'm pretty sure that drug companies can also do some good and aren't all out to kill people for profit. Second, holy cow, could there have been any more marital infidelity? (I'll just tell you. No, there could not. Everyone was cheating on everyone.)
Still, this is a very good read. It's hard to define, but that's part of its charm. No standard formula fiction here. Just a good story.
Rosie's starting a new management position in a hospital that need some good PR. There have been suspicious cases of elderly abuse and some dodgy medical trials for an unscrupulous drug company. Guy is a brilliant, albeit cold, doctor who is irritated and intrigued when Rosie starts to make waves. As you might expect, the two are drawn together instantly with some misunderstandings thrown in along the way.
I have only two knocks on the book. One, the bad guys were all just a little too bad. I'm pretty sure that drug companies can also do some good and aren't all out to kill people for profit. Second, holy cow, could there have been any more marital infidelity? (I'll just tell you. No, there could not. Everyone was cheating on everyone.)
Still, this is a very good read. It's hard to define, but that's part of its charm. No standard formula fiction here. Just a good story.
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