Seaside Practice
tales of a scottish country doctor
$35.48
- Paperback
336 pages
- Release Date
28 October 2024
Summary
When he arrives to take up his first posting as a GP in Collintrae, a small fishing village on the West Coast of Scotland, young Tom Smith isn’t quite sure what to expect. Certainly, nothing in his medical training could have prepared him for what he finds - a baker with nine lives, Mad Maggie in the River Muck, and a gaggle of giggling nuns, to name but a few of the extraordinary cases that he comes up against in his first few years there.
Heartwarming, gloriously eccentric, Dr Tom’s…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781804193044 |
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| 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: | 250g |
| Dimensions: | 196mm x 124mm x 26mm |
What They're Saying
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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