“‘The Unsinkable Aly Brown, RN,’ Mainer Kate Smith’s first novel, introduces us to Alyson Brown, a registered nurse from Portland who signs on as onboard nurse for a four-month cruise across the Pacific Ocean. She encounters many health issues among the passengers, including a near-murder. Aly solves the medical mystery and prevents the murder (spoiler alert) all while carefully avoiding (notoriously fleeting) crew romances.
I would love to read more from Smith as her insights into medical issues as written into fiction are fascinating – you can tell that she is a nurse and knows Maine well. Alyson Brown feels like a real person who you could easily befriend and the other characters are also well described.”— MARY MARSHALL, York Mainers, please email to tell us about the book on your bedside table.
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