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Title:

They called her Mrs. Doc

Author:

Oke, Janette, 1935- author.

ISBN:

9781556612466

Publication Information:

Minneapolis, Minn. : Bethany House, c1992.

Physical Description:

222 p.

Series:

Women of the West.

Reading Level:

820 L Lexile

Subject Term:

Physicians' spouses -- Fiction.

Country life -- Fiction.

Geographic Term:

Alberta -- Fiction.

Genre:

Christian fiction.

Summary:

The captivating story of Cassandra Dell Winston, a young self-centered girl who takes great pride in being called a "socialite". When she falls in love with one of her doctor father's young interns, Cassandra finds that marriage takes her to a community in the uncultured western frontier-where she must adapt or return home alone.

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As the daughter of a successful Montreal physician, Cassandra Dell Winston is used to city life, so when she falls in love with a conscientious young doctor who intends to practice in his hometown on the frontier, she can only hope that life out west will prove to be temporary.

Author Notes

Janette Oke (pronounced "oak") was born in Champion, Alberta, Canada, during the depression years. She graduated from Mountain View Bible College in Didsbury, Alberta where she met her husband, Edward. She and Edward married in 1957 and went on to serve churches in Calgary and Edmonton, Canada, and Indiana.

Oke published her first book, Love Comes Softly, in 1979. The book experienced immediate success because works of fiction were a virtually unknown genre in the Christian publishing industry. Oke has gone on to publish some 36 romance novels, earning her the 1992 President's Award from the Evangelical Christian Publishers Association. She is the author of the "Love Comes Softly" and the "Prairie Legacy" series of books.

Oke enjoys a large reading audience primarily comprised of teenagers, homemakers and working women. She recently started writing for young children.

(Bowker Author Biography)

1. Looking Back	p. 11
2. A Girl, a Dream	p. 16
3. Girl Talk	p. 25
4. Preparations	p. 34
5. Rites of Passage	p. 42
6. Courting	p. 50
7. Sharing Dreams	p. 58
8. Letters	p. 66
9. A New Life	p. 75
10. Settling In	p. 83
11. Adjustments	p. 92
12. Beginnings	p. 102
13. Friendship	p. 109
14. Offspring	p. 119
15. Experiences	p. 128
16. The Adventure	p. 137
17. Changes	p. 146
18. The Mishap	p. 156
19. Assistant	p. 163
20. Mothering	p. 172
21. Weddings	p. 183
22. The March of Time	p. 192
23. Life Goes On	p. 203
24. Starting Over	p. 213

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