In the long-awaited sequel to "Always Pack a Candle," Marion Crook juggles marriage, children, and a vast array of patients and cases in rural British Columbia in the 1970s. It has been over a decade since Marion Crook arrived in the Cariboo for her first job out of nursing school. Overseeing a small staff of irrepressible nurses serving a public health district the size of a small country brings new challenges every day. Recounted with warmth, compassion, and riveting detail, this is a fascinating portrait of the hectic life of a rural nurse and highlights the importance of the helping professions.
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