The Country Nurse (Essex County, Vol. 3) by…

The Country Nurse (Essex County, Vol. 3) (edition 2008)

by Jeff Lemire

Series: Essex County (3)

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The Country Nurse & Other Rural Legends, Myths, and Half-Truths follows a day in the life of Anne Morgan, the peculiar farming communities traveling nurse. As Anne checks in on her favorite patients we are introduced to such rural legends as the boy called Jimmy-Elelphant-Ears, and the Essex Farmer's Boxing Club! The story delves deeper into Essex County's mythology and finally reveals how all three volumes stitch together, quilting a portrait of how loss and regret push and pull at the fabric of family in small town life. The Country Nurse is the final volume in the critically acclaimed Essex County trilogy of graphic novels set in a fictionalized version of Lemire's hometown in Ontario, Canada.… (more)

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Member:	kaipakartik
Title:	The Country Nurse (Essex County, Vol. 3)
Authors:	Jeff Lemire
Info:	Top Shelf Productions (2008), Paperback, 128 pages
Collections:	Your library, Comics
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Essex County, Volume 3: The Country Nurse by Jeff Lemire

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graphic novel ; continuation/resolution of v.1 and 2 (prob should read them in order). (

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reader1009 | Jul 3, 2021 |

I LOVE MEDDLERS. (

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kickthebeat | Nov 1, 2020 |

Great story and while Lemire’s scratchy, expressive and very basic drawing style tells the story effectively, I had to knock down a star simply because I do tend to love drawings that have been more laboured over. Then again, sometimes stick figures do the job too but I just kept wishing he’d made more of an effort here. It’s a completely personal point of view and really has no bearing here coming as it does from an artist who hasn’t done any work for at least a couple of months now. So easy to be critical of others, eh? (

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Smiler69 | Dec 6, 2018 |

While Volume 3 of the Essex County series stands more solidly on its own than the first volume, I still disappoints. Some resolutions are only hinted at and others are pushed into the reader's face. A chart at the end is almost a declaration of acknowledged failed narrative. The entire Essex County trilogy is a decidedly mixed blessing. (

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larryerick | Apr 26, 2018 |

4.5 stars. The end to the Essex County trilogy is as poignant as the others, with the same (and more) interlocking lives. This one has less hockey and more back history. I love Anne's "meddling" and caring in the life of the LaBoeuf boys and the recurring bird. Despite being relatively short word-wise, this is an epic family story. My only (worthless) complaint is I don't like the strange huge noses. (

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Connie-D | Oct 1, 2016 |

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Essex County (3)

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The Collected Essex County by Jeff Lemire

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Essex County, Volume 3: The Country Nurse

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2008-10-01

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Anne Quenneville (Annie)

James Vincent Lebeuf (Jimmy)

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Essex County, Ontario, Canada

Ontario, Canada

Canada

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Dedication

Dedicated to my favorite superheroes, Chris and Brett.

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"... Good evening to all you night owls out there."

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English

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The Country Nurse & Other Rural Legends, Myths, and Half-Truths follows a day in the life of Anne Morgan, the peculiar farming communities traveling nurse. As Anne checks in on her favorite patients we are introduced to such rural legends as the boy called Jimmy-Elelphant-Ears, and the Essex Farmer's Boxing Club! The story delves deeper into Essex County's mythology and finally reveals how all three volumes stitch together, quilting a portrait of how loss and regret push and pull at the fabric of family in small town life. The Country Nurse is the final volume in the critically acclaimed Essex County trilogy of graphic novels set in a fictionalized version of Lemire's hometown in Ontario, Canada.

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The Country Nurse is the final volume in the critically acclaimed Essex County trilogy of graphic novels set in a fictionalized version of Lemire’s hometown in Ontario, Canada. The Country Nurse follows a day in the life of Anne Quenneville, this peculiar farming community’s traveling nurse. As Anne checks in on her favorite patients, we finally discover how all three volumes stitch together a portrait of how loss and regret push and pull at the fabric of family in small town life.

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