The Back of Beyond [Paperback]

Barbara Bickmore (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: June 1, 1995

In 1938, with the world on the brink of war, Dr. Cassandra Clarke travels to Australia to become the first female physician in the Australian Flying Doctor Service, only to find her healing skills tested and her heart torn between three very different men. Original.

Editorial Reviews

From Publishers Weekly

When an attractive young woman physician with a broken heart joins the all-male Flying Doctors Service in the Australian Outback just before the outbreak of WW II, she finds more than the usual possibilities for adventure, romance and heartache. Cassie Clarke has fought to be a respected medical professional in a male world. After her affair with a callous colleague ends disastrously, she swears off men forever and flees to the vast Outback, joining the ranks of the emergency doctors who travel "the Back of Beyond" by plane. Cassie's emotional defenses melt when she meets Outback rancher Blake Thompson, but he, too, breaks her heart--by marrying her best friend. Cassie responds by running headlong into an imperfect marriage. Bickmore ( The Moon Below ) makes Cassie a contemporary female role model: a woman who won't give up anything for a man, who enjoys her sexuality and who welcomes the chance to have children. Though an improbable number of accidents, illnesses and deaths befall the people in her life, Cassie remains appealing as she soldiers through each crisis. Bickmore's descriptions of Cassie's emergency medical procedures are unflinching and credible, her portrayal of the extreme landscape stark.
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Product Details

• Paperback: 512 pages
• Publisher: Zebra (June 1, 1995)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0821748939
• ISBN-13: 978-0821748930
• Product Dimensions: 6.7 x 4 x 1.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8.8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,375,773 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

BARBARA BICKMORE wrote her first short story at seven and has been writing ever since. Her first book EAST OF THE SUN was published in 1988.

Customer Reviews

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars One of the best australian novels I ever read., March 7, 1998

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This review is from: The Back of Beyond (Paperback)

I loved the story line and the setting. I wish I could find more romance novels on australia.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars I did hope this book would never come to an end, January 5, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: The Back of Beyond (Paperback)

One of the most wonderful books I ever red. I did love every page of it. You should read it, exscpecially if you love the australian outback or if you are interested in the Royal Flying Doctors Service.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Beautifully Written, Left me anxious for next B.B. book!!, October 14, 1997

By A Customer

This review is from: The Back of Beyond (Paperback)

Absolutely the best book I have ever read. I couldn't put it down. ( My first book written by Barbara Bickmore). I've passed it on to seven friends and we are all looking forward to the newest novel. We have since all read every word of each book!! Thank-you for such a pleasant and "dreamy" form of entertainment!