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vikingwolf's review against another edition
3.0
Kit and Sue go to visit the hospital they trained in and Sue starts to wonder if being a stay at home mum is a waste of her nursing skills. She finds herself caught up in the drama of her famous artist neighbour and her neglected daughter, while her own children bring their own unique problems.
This one was interesting because Sue is raising her kids and is not working, but her medical and social skills are required to solve a few problems. Cal likes to hang around at the Barry house and spend time with Sue and the kids, and Sue is determined to help the girl repair her fractured relationship with her mother and find her a few new friends. Of course Sue's interfering, however well intentioned, is not an instant success! You could see things from the sides of Cal and Mona.
Sue's kids are little devils! Tabitha sulking and running away to invade Mona's house, Jerry's tantrums and strange behaviour and Johnny's determination not to be sererated from his new friend Anne. The scene where Sue is trying to show a rich neighbour the importance of stable parenting is so funny as her kids decide to create utter anarchy during the visit. I was in stitches laughing!
My favourite part of the story was Johnny and Anne's adventures. It was quite sweet to see how the pair adored each other in that innocent way that kids have before hormones wreck things. The story shows different sides to Sue and Bill, and helps to bring Cal and Mona closer together. There may not be much action but it was really well written. This was a good addition to the series.
This one was interesting because Sue is raising her kids and is not working, but her medical and social skills are required to solve a few problems. Cal likes to hang around at the Barry house and spend time with Sue and the kids, and Sue is determined to help the girl repair her fractured relationship with her mother and find her a few new friends. Of course Sue's interfering, however well intentioned, is not an instant success! You could see things from the sides of Cal and Mona.
Sue's kids are little devils! Tabitha sulking and running away to invade Mona's house, Jerry's tantrums and strange behaviour and Johnny's determination not to be sererated from his new friend Anne. The scene where Sue is trying to show a rich neighbour the importance of stable parenting is so funny as her kids decide to create utter anarchy during the visit. I was in stitches laughing!
My favourite part of the story was Johnny and Anne's adventures. It was quite sweet to see how the pair adored each other in that innocent way that kids have before hormones wreck things. The story shows different sides to Sue and Bill, and helps to bring Cal and Mona closer together. There may not be much action but it was really well written. This was a good addition to the series.
yeahdeadslow's review against another edition
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Have you ever remembered reading a book as a child but find yourself unable to remember the exact title of the book, let alone the author or key points of the plot?
Well, this is one of those books for me. I read it once as a child (I think I got it at my grandmother's library) and vaguely remembered it in later years. I've kept searching for it every now and then but nothing ever came up. (Turns out I had the title wrong... I thought it was "Nurse in the Neighborhood". Eh, I was close!) But today, I stumbled across the book by accident (God bless goodreads!) and now am so happy I've found it! Not because I remember loving it or want to read it again... but it's been haunting me for quite some time now. Finally my mind can rest!
....Actually, scratch that. My mind can't rest yet. There are still a couple more nameless books that are haunting me. Gah!!!
Have you ever remembered reading a book as a child but find yourself unable to remember the exact title of the book, let alone the author or key points of the plot?
Well, this is one of those books for me. I read it once as a child (I think I got it at my grandmother's library) and vaguely remembered it in later years. I've kept searching for it every now and then but nothing ever came up. (Turns out I had the title wrong... I thought it was "Nurse in the Neighborhood". Eh, I was close!) But today, I stumbled across the book by accident (God bless goodreads!) and now am so happy I've found it! Not because I remember loving it or want to read it again... but it's been haunting me for quite some time now. Finally my mind can rest!
....Actually, scratch that. My mind can't rest yet. There are still a couple more nameless books that are haunting me. Gah!!!
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