Nurse with Wings

By Marguerite Mooers Marshall

“Some women steal spoons. Others, if they get the chance, steal the fillings out of your teeth or the man who is your man.”

When a plane crashes in a field in Quebec, Anne Austin, stewardess and registered nurse, has the presence of mind to calmly shepherd her passengers to safe ground. She’s assisted by another passenger, Dr. Paul Roy, who helps her free a baby boy whose mother has been killed, and then the pair offer to drive the baby to his father’s house several hours later. En route Anne discovers many commonalities with the Canadian doctor, and a deep friendship is formed—but once the ride is over, Anne must return to her home in New York, which she shares with her mother, and her fiancé, Dr. William Stafford. Staff is also a doctor, struggling to make his way, which means he can’t marry Anne yet, and he can’t be much help when Anne’s mother is becoming increasingly blinded by cataracts. But then a letter arrives from Dr. Roy, asking after her and offering his services. Soon Anne and her mother are on their way to Quebec City to take him up on his offer. If only the man weren’t married with two children, Anne begins to think, she might offer him her heart in return …

“This is an entertaining novel that produces some moments of real drama.” Bay City Times, March 1957