# Island Nurses

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- Authors: [Leonie Howie](https://www.bookquiver.com/leonie-howie), [Adele Robertson](https://www.bookquiver.com/adele-robertson)
- Language: en_GB
- Published: 2018-05-03

## Description

Leonie Howie and Adele Robertson live and work on remote Great Barrier Island – so called because it faces the full brunt of the wild Pacific weather and acts as a barrier for the mainland about 100 kilometres away. With a population of about 1000, no reticulated electricity, no ATM machine, no street lights and one pub, this is a wildly beautiful place. It has a long history of farming, whaling and fishing, and the people who live here are a resilient lot, proud of their community. Midwifery and nursing on a remote island bring a wide range of dramas and emergencies, and here Adele and Leonie share the islanders’ stories – sometimes tragic, sometimes happy, sometimes funny – from over 30 years of challenging yet uplifting work.

## Editions

### Island Nurses

- Publisher: allen_unwin
- ISBN: 978-18-7750-584-3
- Pages: 1
- Published: 2018-05-03
- Language: en_GB