Nurse in Holland = A Match for Sister Maggy

by Betty Neels

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Who was the bride to be? Sister Maggy MacFergus was tall, and she had discovered that most men found this off-putting, but not Dr. Paul Doelsma. So when the doctor offered Maggy a nursing job in Holland, she took it. There was something special about him, and it wasn't just his height! Yet she was sensible enough to realize that he would never return her feelings, after all, Paul had said he'd already chosen himself a wonderful wife. But who was the lucky girl?

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Another Betty Neels novel, in my continuing quest to read all 134 eventually. This is a very early one, the second she wrote, I believe. She hadn't quite hit her stride yet, but all the elements are there. The heroine is a very Scottish nurse, Maggy MacFarland, who is a very competent nurse, and attractive, but sensitive about her size as she is nearly six feet tall and large framed, though not overweight. She hasn't had much of a love life, since most 1960s guys weren't looking for take charge women who tower over them. (The original title of this book was "Amazon in an Apron". Yikes!) But then she meets Paul Doelsma, a Dutch physician from Friesland, where pretty much everybody is built large. And he has a mother in need of special show more nursing care, and a tendency to go after what he wants in this life and so it all develops.

There's not much here, but what there is is enjoyable.
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Maggy and Paul Doelsma Maggy a tall red head.
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Betty Neels was born on September 15, 1909 in Leyton, England. She trained and worked as a nurse and midwife. Upon retirement, she started her writing career. Over a 30 years period, she wrote over 130 romance novels including Innocent Bride, A Valentine for Daisy, Love and Marriage, Matilda's Wedding, Engagement Effect, Promise of Happiness, A show more Girl in a Million, A Suitable Match, and An Independent Woman. She died on June 7, 2001 at the age of 91. (Bowker Author Biography) show less

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Nurse in Holland = A Match for Sister Maggy
Original title
Amazon in an Apron
Alternate titles
Nurse in Holland; A Match for Sister Maggy
Original publication date
1969
People/Characters
Paul Doelsma; Maggy MacFergus
Important places
The Netherlands
Disambiguation notice
Original title: "Amazon in an Apron," reedited as "Nurse in Holland" and also as "A Match for Sister Maggy."

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Fiction and Literature, Romance
DDC/MDS
813Literature & rhetoricAmerican literature in EnglishAmerican fiction in English
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PR9199.3 .N363 .A6Language and LiteratureEnglishEnglish LiteratureEnglish literature: Provincial, local, etc.
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