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The Captain And His Nurse: A Romance in 1918 near the end of The Great War (Philippa Carey Book 2) Kindle Edition

4.0 out of 5 stars 37 ratings

It is 1918 and the Great War is ending. The evening before the last great battle, Ben receives word that a flu epidemic has killed his entire family and decimated the staff on their estate. Devastated, he feels he has nothing to live for now and is reckless in battle the next morning. Badly wounded, he is sent home to an auxiliary hospital in England.

Laura lives with her aunt and looks after her grandfather, the earl, who is now old and frail. They are visited by the naval officer she expects to marry, only for her to discover he has already married someone else. Not long afterwards, her grandfather dies and her cousin inherits the earldom and the estate. Now Laura is at a loose end, as all her plans and expectations have crumbled to dust. Looking for some new purpose, she volunteers at the local wartime hospital.

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This historical romance is set at the end of the Great War in England, a time of upheaval and great political and social change. Many soldiers are returning home from the frontlines in Europe. Ben Richards, an army officer who'd been injured near Amiens in France, is fighting for his life. Will he survive? And does he even want to given that his family has been wiped out in the flu epidemic and the estate he unexpectedly inherited has gone to wrack and ruin.

Fortunately for Ben, Laura, a young woman of noble birth who volunteers at the local hospital is assigned to take care of him. Philippa Carey's research into the medical practices used in this era is interesting and entertaining.

It takes a couple of poisoning attempts, a kidnapping, a gunfight and an evil cousin with ulterior motives to give Ben his will to live.

The accuracy of the background historical events in the novel is pleasing.

Amazon US; Janesha

Product details

  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B07NNY56NP
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Idyllic Books UK (Idyllic Edwardian)
  • Accessibility ‏ : ‎ Learn more
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ February 28, 2019
  • Edition ‏ : ‎ 1st
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 1.2 MB
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 111 pages
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1913477004
  • Page Flip ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.0 out of 5 stars 37 ratings

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Philippa Carey
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Philippa is now semi-retired, writing and living with her spouse and a Border Collie near Cambridge in the United Kingdom. Philippa is a keen dancer, so all of her books contain at least one dance, and about half also include a Border Collie, but there is no steamy or erotic content.

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  • Reviewed in the United States on December 24, 2019
    Format: Paperback
    This historical romance is set at the end of the Great War in England, a time of upheaval and great political and social change. Many soldiers are returning home from the frontlines in Europe. Ben Richards, an army officer who’d been injured near Amiens in France, is fighting for his life. Will he survive? And does he even want to given that his family has been wiped out in the flu epidemic and the estate he unexpectedly inherited has gone to wrack and ruin.

    Fortunately for Ben, Laura, a young woman of noble birth who volunteers at the local hospital is assigned to take care of him. Philippa Carey’s research into the medical practices used in this era is interesting and entertaining.

    It takes a couple of poisoning attempts, a kidnapping, a gunfight and an evil cousin with ulterior motives to give Ben his will to live.

    The accuracy of the background historical events in the novel is pleasing.
    One person found this helpful
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  • Reviewed in the United States on January 7, 2024
    Format: KindleVerified Purchase
    Overall not a bad story though I found it a bit dated. The Claude character reminds me of a villain who twirls his mustache and botches everything. Would I reread this story, no.

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  • emma
    3.0 out of 5 stars Idee gut ...
    Reviewed in Germany on January 26, 2022
    Format: KindleVerified Purchase
    ... Ausführung mangelhaft!
    Die Autorin hat keinen Uni-Abschluss in Englisch, aber das ist keine Entschuldigung für die nicht vorhandenen Korrekturen, dafür kann man jemanden bezahlen. So aber fehlen Worte, Buchstaben, Satzzeichen und manchmal leider auch die Logik ("nein, dazu hab ich keine Zeit, wir müssen heute nachmittag abreisen." - und dann bleiben sie und bleiben noch ein wenig und fahren erst am nächsten Tag nach dem Frühstück... 🙄) oder auch nur die Kontinuität in der Zeit (wenn in der Erzählung die Zeitformen munter wechseln, ebenso wie die Verbformen).
    Schade. Wirklich.
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