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Northern Nurse

Elliott Merrick
Foreword by Lawrence Millman

"Every word of it I enjoyed, and I don't think that there is a single change to be made in it," wrote legendary editor Maxwell Perkins when he read the manuscript of Northern Nurse in 1941. The public agreed, keeping it on the New York Times best-seller list for 17 weeks. Now a new edition of this classic is available from The Countryman Press.

By turns lyrical, comic, and genuinely moving, Northern Nurse tells the story of Australian nurse Kate Austen and her adventures at Labrador's Grenfell Mission. Written by her husband, Elliott Merrick, it celebrates not only the unspoiled realm of the North, but also a woman's self-fulfillment there.

"A timeless, heroic account of life on the Labrador coast."
—The New York Times

"Required reading for anyone interested in Labrador . . . a moving and unforgettable book."
—The Newfoundland Quarterly



$14.00 (Can. $17.99)
0-88150-299-5
332 pages, paperback


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