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Name: Indian Ocean doctors
Author: Juliet Shore

From back cover: After three years on the beautiful Isles of Nowhere in the Indian Ocean, Dr Helen French feels confident that she can cope with almost anything. But although the islands seem like Paradise, feelings are apt to run higher than in cooler climes, and when Helen falls foul of Geoff McLeod, the resident dental officer, she finds herself out of her depth. In fact, she soon realises that she is much more experienced in her work than in emotional entanglements …

First publish date: 1983

Authors: Juliet Shore

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