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Nurse at Sea
Phyllida's first job was with a shipping line for a six week cruise around the North African coast. The ship's other medical staff included the man she had loved in the past, the man she was just beginning to love and the senior nurse who wanted them both and could never make up her mind. Then there were the complications provided by the passengers.
192 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 1977
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May 9, 2022
All hail Juliet Shore -- this book is so far over-the-top, so trope-filled, so ridiculous, and so dramatic that I have fallen even more deeply in love with her bizarre worldview and unintentionally laughtastic books.
I am still reeling from all of the things that happened in this book, and the incredibly inconsistent behavior of everyone involved. The OW is half nurse, half elemental sex goddess/half delusional narcissist (yes, that adds up to more than 100% but that's my point) who somehow feels righteously entitled to both the H and the OM and is outraged that the h has attracted their interest. She is a delight to read.
Meanwhile, the h is busy getting into situation after situation, none of them her fault, but she is definitely drama prone. At various points in the book she
This is very different from Jungle Hospital, but I have to say that I am fast becoming a big fan of Ms. Shore's books because I can always expect the unexpected, and she has a real skill for distinctive dialogue. It's not a perfect book -- it drags during the last part of the book -- but I'm giving it a perfect score because OMG.
Edited to add that there is some SERIOUS racism in this one.
I am still reeling from all of the things that happened in this book, and the incredibly inconsistent behavior of everyone involved. The OW is half nurse, half elemental sex goddess/half delusional narcissist (yes, that adds up to more than 100% but that's my point) who somehow feels righteously entitled to both the H and the OM and is outraged that the h has attracted their interest. She is a delight to read.
Meanwhile, the h is busy getting into situation after situation, none of them her fault, but she is definitely drama prone. At various points in the book she
This is very different from Jungle Hospital, but I have to say that I am fast becoming a big fan of Ms. Shore's books because I can always expect the unexpected, and she has a real skill for distinctive dialogue. It's not a perfect book -- it drags during the last part of the book -- but I'm giving it a perfect score because OMG.
Edited to add that there is some SERIOUS racism in this one.
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June 24, 2013
Where do we begin with this one. Two men, a nasty senior nurse, a cruise around the Mediterranean. A heroine, Phyllida who is a walking talking disaster area. For some reason everything seems to go wrong for Phyllida. She even develops amnesia after a frightening experience at a port in North Africa. But best of all she got to fall in love with Paul, the hero twice.
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