The Country Doctor's Choice (2014) - Plot & Excerpts
The elderly frequently slipped on trodden freezing snow, especially where the paving stones were uneven. It was outside Edward’s that Miss Johnson fell, sending her walking stick flying. A group of shoppers congregated around her.‘Are you all right, dear?’ ‘Has she broken anything?’ ‘Does anybody know about first aid?’ ‘Can she stand up?’Beryl was lying on her side, and gave a moan of pain. ‘I can’t pull myself up,’ she gasped. ‘Somebody will have to help me.’ She quickly checked that her skirt was well pulled down, not showing her knickers. The contents of her shopping bag were spread around on the pavement.A couple of shoppers raised her head and shoulders, which made her groan out loud. Mrs Pearce from Edward’s bakery shook her head. ‘What we need is a good, strong man to heave you up, dear – oh, look, there’s the vicar on the other side of the road – he’ll help you!’ She raised her voice. ‘I say, Mr Bolt, this lady’s had a fall, and needs somebody to help her to stand up.
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