Doctor of Research — Elizabeth Houghton

It was a receptionist's muddle that sent Julie Garth to the wrong interview at the Halliday Institute of International Research, so that instead of the theatre sister's post she had applied for, she was offered a job comprising "secretary, personal assistant, theatre sister -- and good old-fashioned nannie"!

A formidable challenge -- but it brought her more happiness than she had ever dared to expect.