Nurse, Come You Here!

More True Stories of a Country Nurse on a Scottish Isle

By: Mary J. MacLeod

Narrated by: Jill Tanner

Mary J. Macleod and her husband left the London area for an idyllic place to raise their young children in the late '60s, and they found the island of Papavray in the Scottish Hebrides. There they bought a croft house on a "small acre" of land, and Mary J. (also known as Julia) became the district nurse. At the age of 80, she first recounted her family's adventures in her debut, Call the Nurse, where she introduced listeners to the austere beauties of the island and the hardy charm and warmth of the islanders. The anecdotes in this new volume take us to the end of her stay on Papavray, after which the MacLeod family left for California.

Once again we meet the crofters Archie, Mary, and Fergie, and other friends. There are stories of troubles, joy, and tragedy, of children lost and found, the cow that wandered into the kitchen, a distraught young mother who strides into the icy surf with her infant child, and the ghostly apparition that returns after death to reveal the will in a sewing box. There are accidents and broken bones, twisters that come in from the sea, and acts of simple courage and uncommon generosity. Here again a nurse's compassion meets Gaelic fortitude in these true tales of a bygone era.

©2014 Mary J. MacLeod; First North American Edition 2015 (P)2015 Audible, Inc.

Enjoyable

This book was not quite as entertaining as her first but an enjoyable read nonetheless. Performance was as top notch as the first.

A lovely follow up

This is another colorful series of vignettes, well written, and excellently narrated. I absolutely recommend.

Country Island Nursingort

It was interesting, as I am a nurse in California and being a district nurse on an Island it was great to look into her life and she would do things we would never consider doing, like going out in a fierce storm for a neighbor, transport dangerous lsland roads covered with snow and ice, beat the beck and call anytime day or

Enchanting

Loved the stories and the people portrayed in them! They feel like friends now! Thoroughly enjoyed the book!

intriguing stories

love the stories of these long forgotten times and places in Scotland. such strong fearless people