Island Nurses
Stories of birth, life and death on remote Great Barrier Island
Biography & Memoir, Reference
| Author: | Leonie Howie, Adele Robertson | ISBN: | 9781925576900 |
| Publisher: | Allen & Unwin | Publication: | April 26, 2017 |
| Imprint: | Allen & Unwin | Language: | English |
| Author: | Leonie Howie, Adele Robertson |
| ISBN: | 9781925576900 |
| Publisher: | Allen & Unwin |
| Publication: | April 26, 2017 |
| Imprint: | Allen & Unwin |
| Language: | English |
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.
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.
