THE FLAMBOYANT TREE

by Isobel Chace

She didn't know what she was in for!To increase her experience and escape the life neatly mapped out for her in England, Frances Whitney volunteered to work as a village doctor in faraway Tanzania.Everyone warned her she'd never survive the two hard years of service. Arrogant Simon Abbott, the village veterinarian, was especially disparaging.But once Fran realized how much she was needed there, two years seemed all too short a time. And that was before she discovered her own need...for Simon!

Genres: Harlequin Romance, Africa

192 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1972

About the author

Elizabeth Mary Teresa de Guise, née Hunter on 24 October 1934 in Nairobi, Kenya. She spent much of her years in Kenya and South Africa, and studied at the Open University. Her brother Alexander also wrote Western novels. After their parents' divorce, she and her sister, decided change their surname by de Guise.

Elizabeth wrote under the pseudonym of Isobel Chace, and under her real names: Elizabeth Hunter and Elizabeth de Guise. She was a member of the Romantic Novelists' Association.

Elizabeth passed away in May 2005, at 70.

Reviews

[Kryptonian Fletch · Rating 3 out of 5]

While it seems ridiculous on its face to read Harlequin Romances from the 70’s/80’s… they are seen as trashy, mass-produced pulp fiction with no literary value… but they are also like a time-capsule of the era they were written in… attitudes of the time, cultural norms and pop culture of the time… a sort of unintentional period-piece. This book is set in Nairobi/Tanzania and was written by an author who grew up and predominantly lived in Nairobi so hopefully (I assume) their is some reality, drawn from her real life experiences.

[Tania · Rating 3 out of 5]

yay - an old-fashioned romance

[Myrna · Rating 2 out of 5]

"Oh, Simon. I think I love you-"
"One day I'll try to deserve that," he said kissing her lightly on the cheek."Come inside and I'll make us both something to eat. I think I love you too!"

Rather dated but sweet.
A young female doctor goes to Nairobi to escape her oppressive parents. On the first night she meets the local vet who is attracted to her but firmly states that rural Africa isn't a place for a delicate girl.

[RomLibrary]

She didn't know what she was in for!
To increase her experience and escape the life neatly mapped out for her in England, Frances Whitney volunteered to work as a village doctor in faraway Tanzania.

Everyone warned her she'd never survive the two hard years of service. Arrogant Simon Abbott, the village veterinarian, was especially disparaging.

But once Fran realized how much she was needed there, two years seemed all too short a time. And that was before she discovered her own need...for Simon!

[Gloria Mitchell · Rating 2 out of 5]

For a Mills and Boon book it had quite a good story to it Not too much slushy story to it