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| colspan="2" | '''By [[Gladys Fullbrook]]''' | | colspan="2" | '''By [[Gladys Fullbrook]]''' | ||
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| − | | valign="top" width="75px" | '''Publisher''' ||width="100px" | [[Mills and Boon Romance|Mills & Boon Romance]] [[Mills and Boon Romance By The Numbers|#134]] | + | | valign="top" width="75px" | '''Publisher''' ||width="100px" | [[Mills and Boon Romance | Mills & Boon Romance]] [[Mills and Boon Romance By The Numbers|#134]] |
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| − | | valign="top" | + | | || [[Harlequin Romance]] [[Harlequin Romance By The Numbers|#727]] |
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| + | | valign="top" | '''Release Month''' || Feb 1963 (UK) | ||
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| + | | || 1963 (US) | ||
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| colspan="2" | '''[[Mills and Boon Romance|Mills & Boon Romance]] Series #''' | | colspan="2" | '''[[Mills and Boon Romance|Mills & Boon Romance]] Series #''' | ||
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| valign="top" width="75px" | '''Preceded by''' ||width="100px" | ''[[Inherit My Heart]]'' | | valign="top" width="75px" | '''Preceded by''' ||width="100px" | ''[[Inherit My Heart]]'' | ||
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| − | | valign="top" | '''Followed by''' || ''[[A Baby For Doctor Jane]]'' | + | | valign="top" | '''Followed by''' || ''[[A Baby For Doctor Jane]]'' |
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| + | | colspan="2" | '''[[Harlequin Romance]] Series #''' | ||
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| + | | valign="top" | '''Preceded by'''||''[[Surgeon For Tonight]]'' | ||
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| + | | valign="top" | '''Followed by'''||''[[Reluctant Nurse]]'' | ||
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| + | * '''US Title''': ''[[Nurses Of The Tourist Service]]'' | ||
* '''Author''': [[Gladys Fullbrook]] | * '''Author''': [[Gladys Fullbrook]] | ||
| − | * ''' | + | * '''First Published By''': [[Mills and Boon Romance|Mills & Boon Romance]] [[Mills and Boon Romance By The Numbers|#134]] |
| − | * '''Year''': 1963 | + | * '''Year''': 1963, February |
==Book Description== | ==Book Description== | ||
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This charming novel, which was the first prize-winner in Mills & Boon's £1,000 competition, is written against the delightful background of the little-known island of Tasmania. | This charming novel, which was the first prize-winner in Mills & Boon's £1,000 competition, is written against the delightful background of the little-known island of Tasmania. | ||
When Paula's success in her final nursing examinations coincided with her fiance's abrupt breaking off of their engagement, she tried to recover from the blow by getting away from everything. Accompanied by her loyal friend Rosalind, she joined the Tasmanian Tourist Nursing Service. Her efforts were rewarded, for in that smiling apple-blossom island, she found a new life, and a greater happiness than she had ever known. | When Paula's success in her final nursing examinations coincided with her fiance's abrupt breaking off of their engagement, she tried to recover from the blow by getting away from everything. Accompanied by her loyal friend Rosalind, she joined the Tasmanian Tourist Nursing Service. Her efforts were rewarded, for in that smiling apple-blossom island, she found a new life, and a greater happiness than she had ever known. | ||
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| + | ==Publication History== | ||
| + | * '''1963, February''' - ''Paperback Release'' ([[Mills and Boon Romance|Mills & Boon Romance]] [[Mills and Boon Romance By The Numbers|#134]]) (UK Original Release) | ||
| + | * '''1963''' - ''Paperback Release'' ([[Harlequin Romance]] [[Harlequin Romance By The Numbers|#727]]) (US Original Release) | ||
| + | ::'''US Title''': ''[[Nurses Of The Tourist Service]]'' | ||
| + | * '''1982, February''' - ''Paperback Release'' ([[Mills and Boon Medical Romance|Doctor Nurse Romance]] [[Mills and Boon Medical Romance By The Numbers|#112]]) | ||
| + | * '''1985, April''' - ''Large Print Hardcover Release'' ([[Chiver Press]]) | ||
==Cover Variation (By Release Date)== | ==Cover Variation (By Release Date)== | ||
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| + | | [[Image:Book-Cover-MBR0134-Book-Cover-Apple Island-1963-Gladys Fullbrook.jpeg|125x197px|thumb|left|Feb 1963 <br\>UK Edition]] | ||
| + | | [[Image:Book-Cover-HR0727-Nurses Of The Tourist Service-1963-Gladys Fullbrook.jpg|125x197px|thumb|left|1963 <br\>US Edition]] | ||
| + | <!--| [[IMAGE: IMAGE NEEDED|125x197px|thumb|left|Feb 1982 <br\>UK Reissue]]--> | ||
| + | | [[Image:Book-Cover-Apple Island-1985.04-Gladys Fullbrook.jpg|125x197px|thumb|left|Apr 1985 <br\>Unknown Reissue]] | ||
Latest revision as of 08:45, 2 December 2012
| By Gladys Fullbrook | |
| Publisher | Mills & Boon Romance #134 |
| Harlequin Romance #727 | |
| Release Month | Feb 1963 (UK) |
| 1963 (US) | |
| Mills & Boon Romance Series # | |
| Preceded by | Inherit My Heart |
| Followed by | A Baby For Doctor Jane |
| Harlequin Romance Series # | |
| Preceded by | Surgeon For Tonight |
| Followed by | Reluctant Nurse |
- US Title: Nurses Of The Tourist Service
- Author: Gladys Fullbrook
- First Published By: Mills & Boon Romance #134
- Year: 1963, February
Book Description
This charming novel, which was the first prize-winner in Mills & Boon's £1,000 competition, is written against the delightful background of the little-known island of Tasmania. When Paula's success in her final nursing examinations coincided with her fiance's abrupt breaking off of their engagement, she tried to recover from the blow by getting away from everything. Accompanied by her loyal friend Rosalind, she joined the Tasmanian Tourist Nursing Service. Her efforts were rewarded, for in that smiling apple-blossom island, she found a new life, and a greater happiness than she had ever known.
Publication History
- 1963, February - Paperback Release (Mills & Boon Romance #134) (UK Original Release)
- 1963 - Paperback Release (Harlequin Romance #727) (US Original Release)
- US Title: Nurses Of The Tourist Service
- 1982, February - Paperback Release (Doctor Nurse Romance #112)
- 1985, April - Large Print Hardcover Release (Chiver Press)
