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Bachelor of Medicine

Bachelor of Medicine

Contemporary RomanceHistorical Fiction
Pages
191
Published
1956
Language
English

Synopsis

Professionally speaking, Foster Ward was perfect. There it was, a model of neatness, beds and lockers beautifully tidy; there was the famous surgeon arriving to make his round, attended by his house surgeons of varying status and by eager but nervous students; there were the nurses, dutiful and efficient, ready to answer any questions he might ask. But beneath the decorous surface there surged many a strong emotion; love and ambition, professional and personal jealousy, fear and hope one way or another, the world of a big hospital can provide them all.

Prose complexity
4/10

Vibe

EmotionalTense
Workplace Romance

Genres

Contemporary Romance Historical Fiction Romance

About the author

V
V. A. Stuart

Violet Vivian Finlay was born on 2 January 1914 in Berkshire, England, UK, the daughter of Alice Kathleen (née Norton) and Sir Campbell Kirkman Finlay. Her father was the owner and director of Burmah Oil Company Ltd., whose Scottish family also owned James Finlay and Company Ltd. The majority of her childhood and youth was spent in Rangoon, Burma (now also known as Myanmar), where her father worked. During her life, she frequently journeyed between India, Singapore, Java and Sumatra. Although...