Seaside Practice, 9781804193044
Paperback
Scottish village doctor meets eccentric patients, life gets wildly unpredictable.

Seaside Practice

tales of a scottish country doctor

$33.92

  • Paperback

    336 pages

  • Release Date

    28 October 2024

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Summary

Seaside Practice: Adventures of a Scottish Country Doctor

When young Tom Smith arrives in Collintrae, a small fishing village on the West Coast of Scotland, for his first posting as a GP, he’s unprepared for the eccentric characters and situations he encounters. His medical training couldn’t have prepared him for the baker with nine lives, Mad Maggie in the River Muck, and a gaggle of giggling nuns, among other extraordinary cases.

These heartwarming and gloriously eccentric…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9781804193044
ISBN-10:1804193046
Author:Dr Tom Smith
Publisher:Octopus Publishing Group
Imprint:Octopus Publishing Group
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:336
Release Date:28 October 2024
Weight:230g
Dimensions:196mm x 124mm x 26mm
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Critics Review

It’s all in a day’s work for the James Herriot of human beings - Smith has an engaging style and beautifully captures the dramas in his patient’s lives. * Glasgow Evening Times *An entertaining and insightful read. * Daily Express *Characters and cases unfold in this delightful book that reads like All Creatures Great and Small but with people instead of animals. * The Glaswegian *Dr Tom Smith is an engaging storyteller who invites the reader to sit back in a comfortable chair and slip into a slower, more innocent world * The Glasgow Herald *A joyous feast from cover to cover, and not bedside table should be without it. * Medical Journal’s Association newsletter *

About The Author

Dr Tom Smith

Dr. Tom Smith MB ChB, Dip Pharm Med is 66 years old. During a successful medical career, he has been a GP, published several health books, made TV and radio appearances, and written for numerous medical journals and newspapers. He is also the author of Doctor, Have You Got a Minute? He is married with two children and five grandchildren and lives in Scotland.

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