I have been a huge fan of Lizzie Lane's books for a number of years now and was super excited to discover she planned to write a new book in a period a little earlier than the majority of her books. This series opens in 1930 and takes place in the small village of Norton Dene.
From the very beginning we are introduced to a fabulous cast of characters who are each individual, charming - and not so charming - but immediately and entirely immerse us in a community that I suspect will provide all the drama, family issues, romance and misdemeanours that are always so prevalent in Lizzie's novels
A New Doctor at Orchard Cottage Hospital centres around the main character of Frances Brakespeare, a young female doctor who is set on focusing on her career rather than matters of the heart after losing her beloved fiance in the Great War.
A fabulous, well-written opening to what promises to be a fantastic series!
A New Doctor at Orchard Cottage Hospital
A country town in
need of a good Doctor, but will they accept her as one of their own?
Somerset, March 1930
Born in the workhouse
and adopted by a former suffragette, Frances Brakespeare was encouraged from an
early age to be strong, independent and to pursue a career as a doctor. The
tragic loss of the love of her life in the Great War propels Frances to commit
to her one true vocation.
Rebelling against the
unfair treatment of female doctors Frances is dismissed from her London post
and things continue to take a turn for the worse when Izzy, her benefactress
dies and Frances finds herself homeless.
With no employment or
roof over her head her future seems uncertain until she’s offered a residency
at the Orchard Cottage Hospital in Norton Dene, Somerset. a town where
quarrying and coal mining scar the land.
It’s a far cry from
London and towns narrow minds are not so welcoming of a young, female Doctor,
but she’s determined to win through.
At first sight the town seems quaintly old fashioned, a place where nothing much happens but there are secrets and sins bubbling beneath the surface plus a mystery she's determined to solve.
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Author Bio –
Lizzie Lane was born and brought up in one of the toughest areas of Bristol, as the eldest of three siblings. Her mother, who had endured both the depression and war years, was a natural born storyteller, and it's from her telling of actual experiences of the tumultuous first half of the twentieth century that Lizzie gets her inspiration. Lizzie now lives in Bath, preferring to lead a simple life where she can write without interruption.
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