The Native Doctor - Paperback

by A. J. Cronin (Author)

Originally published in Ladies' Home Journal magazine (January 1960), THE NATIVE DOCTOR is A. J. Cronin's romantic and thrilling tale of Dr. Robert Murray and Nurse Mary Benchley, who travel to a remote Caribbean island to care for a rich sugar planter while he recovers from a serious operation. But Murray and Benchley discover that a wicked conspiracy is brewing against the planter and that an imminent political coup is about to throw the island into turmoil. As they try to escape with their lives, the attraction that blossoms between them gradually intensifies to a "violent sensation of delight."

Author Biography

Scottish novelist A. J. Cronin (1896-1981) was one of the most popular writers of the twentieth century. With his keen understanding of the human condition, his deep moral conscience and his extraordinary narrative skill, he imbues THE NATIVE DOCTOR with all the qualities that have made his many other novels worldwide bestsellers.