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Air Ambulance
The island seemed to cast a spell over her...
Forced to land in an ice storm, the air ambulance came down on the tiny island of Heimra Beag. Because of injuries, both Alison Lang, the flying nurse, and the pilot had to stay.
Alison loved the island from the moment she saw it—but she could not foresee its effect on her future.
For inevitably her life became linked with the young crippled Andy and his handsome uncle, Fergus Blair, the laird—a proud man who ruled the island like a kingdom.
Forced to land in an ice storm, the air ambulance came down on the tiny island of Heimra Beag. Because of injuries, both Alison Lang, the flying nurse, and the pilot had to stay.
Alison loved the island from the moment she saw it—but she could not foresee its effect on her future.
For inevitably her life became linked with the young crippled Andy and his handsome uncle, Fergus Blair, the laird—a proud man who ruled the island like a kingdom.
191 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 1958
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Jean S. MacLeod
141 books15 followersJean Sutherland MacLeod was born in 20 January 1908 in Glasgow, Scotland, UK. She was the daughter of Elizabeth Allen and John MacLeod. Her father, who was a civil engineer, moved with jobs. Her education began at Bearsden Academy, continued in Swansea and ended in Newcastle-upon-Tyne. She moved to North Yorkshire, England to marry with Lionel Walton on 1 January 1935, an electricity board executive, who died in 1995. They had a son, David Walton, who died two years before her. She passed away on 11 April 2011 at 103 years.
Jean S. MacLeod started writing stories for the magazine The People's Friend, before sold her first romance novel in 1936. She wrote contemporary romances, most of them were set in her native Scotland, or in exotic places like Spain or Caribbean, places that she normally visited for documented. From 1948 to 1965, she also published under the pseudonym of Catherine Airlie. She published her last novel in 1996, a year after her husband death. She was member of the Romantic Novelists' Association, where she met the mediatic writer Barbara Cartland, who was not too friendly.
Jean S. MacLeod started writing stories for the magazine The People's Friend, before sold her first romance novel in 1936. She wrote contemporary romances, most of them were set in her native Scotland, or in exotic places like Spain or Caribbean, places that she normally visited for documented. From 1948 to 1965, she also published under the pseudonym of Catherine Airlie. She published her last novel in 1996, a year after her husband death. She was member of the Romantic Novelists' Association, where she met the mediatic writer Barbara Cartland, who was not too friendly.
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May 16, 2014
3 Stars ~ Alison is a young nurse in an Edinburgh hospital and she's recently qualified to work the prestigious Air Ambulance that serves the Western Isles of Scotland. The pilot, Ronald, grew up on Heimra, one of the islands, and though he vows never to live there again, Alison senses his love for the area. Alison quickly becomes embroiled in the mystery of the islands when she becomes fond of a boy who needs his tonsils removed, and recognizes his uncle as a promising doctor who had seemed to disappear years ago. Fergus Blair is Lord and overseer of the islands, a position he inherited when his brother was killed tragically in an auto accident. His own island of Heimra Beag is considered off-limits to visitors which only adds to the intrigue. Flying with Ronald, Alison learns that his first love had jilted him and married the eldest Blair brother for his title and wealth, and now sits pretty as his widow. When an ice storm forces their plane to emergency land on the beach of Heimra Beag, both Ronald and Alison are injured. Concerned Ronald's injuries may lead to exacerbate a possible spinal injury, it's decided that they both should stay on the island under Fergus' care. The more of the island and the man that Alison sees, the more she loves. But it's the widow, Margot, that has everything all twisted up and destroys any dream of a future with Fergus.
This is a story written in the late 50's and though it is dated, it holds it's charm. Of course, Alison thinks Fergus loves Margot, and Fergus thinks Alison loves Ronald. It's the love of the boy, Andrew, that actually sorts everything out in the end. Charming.
This is a story written in the late 50's and though it is dated, it holds it's charm. Of course, Alison thinks Fergus loves Margot, and Fergus thinks Alison loves Ronald. It's the love of the boy, Andrew, that actually sorts everything out in the end. Charming.
August 21, 2013
This is an interesting story written in the fifties and showing the influence of WWII and the British involvement in Malaya and Suez.
The Air Ambulance is a service that flies to the outer Hebrides to pick up sick and injured patients from the isolated islands to bring them to the mainland of Scotland for treatment.
The heroine, Alison, has volunteered to spend six months on the service as an on call flight nurse.
She gets to know the pilot Ronald Gowrie who grew up on one of the islands, Heimra.
They visit Heimra to pick up a patient to be taken to the mainland for a tonsillectomy and Alison meets little Andrew and his uncle Fergus Blair.
When they later make a forced landing on the island and Ronald is badly injured, they are thrown into close proximity with Fergus and his sister-in-law Margot, who was Ronald's first love.
This is a fairly typical outing for Jean S Macleod but an enjoyable read for all that. The secondary romance is interesting and helps resolve a complicated situation.
The romance between Fergus and Alison is fast but believable considering their shared background and common interests.
The Air Ambulance is a service that flies to the outer Hebrides to pick up sick and injured patients from the isolated islands to bring them to the mainland of Scotland for treatment.
The heroine, Alison, has volunteered to spend six months on the service as an on call flight nurse.
She gets to know the pilot Ronald Gowrie who grew up on one of the islands, Heimra.
They visit Heimra to pick up a patient to be taken to the mainland for a tonsillectomy and Alison meets little Andrew and his uncle Fergus Blair.
When they later make a forced landing on the island and Ronald is badly injured, they are thrown into close proximity with Fergus and his sister-in-law Margot, who was Ronald's first love.
This is a fairly typical outing for Jean S Macleod but an enjoyable read for all that. The secondary romance is interesting and helps resolve a complicated situation.
The romance between Fergus and Alison is fast but believable considering their shared background and common interests.
May 29, 2018
Another MacLeod book where the h has to wait for things to work out for the despicable OW before she gets her chance with the H. Afterwards, the H says that he is "finally free" to love the h. He's such a noble, useless doormat that I am comparing him unfavorably to the H in Jane Corrie's The Impossible Boss. That guy would have pushed the OW into the ocean, so he could immediately begin his violent, relentless, stalking of the h.
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