John Berger

A wonderful book about looking and learning, art and medicine, memory and love. It transports the reader into the intimacies of John Berger’s thinking and writing, and is a unique, moving testament to an enduring friendship. * Gavin Francis, GP and author of Adventures in Human Being *I loved it: not only a profound reflection on medicine and what it really means to enquire, to listen and to look, but also a love letter to friendship and the joy that flows from a meeting of minds. * Polly Morland, Author of A Fortunate Woman *A warm and erudite account of a richly inspiring friendship. * Leah Hazard, Midwife and Author of Womb: The Inside Story of Where We All Began *While the doctor/patient relationship might be encapsulated in brief consultations - just as the still photograph breaks the flow of events - the healer’s continuity of care is a potent medicine in itself. Heath’s engagement with Berger’s work is itself an important continuity in her career. * Jane Goodall, Inside Story *Fascinating … through excerpts and anecdotes, [Heath] traces the impact Berger had on her development - and offers us the chance to be influenced in our turn. * Phil Whitaker, British Journal of General Practitioners *Fascinating … through excerpts and anecdotes, [Heath] traces the impact Berger had on her development - and offers us the chance to be influenced in our turn. * Phil Whitaker, British Journal of General Practitioners *

Iona Heath is a retired inner city general practitioner (1975-2010) and past President of the UK Royal College of General Practitioners (2009-2012). She has written regularly for the British Medical Journal and has contributed essays to many other medical journals across the world. She has been particularly interested to explore the nature of general practice, the importance of medical generalism, issues of justice and liberty in relation to health care, the corrosive influence of the medical industrial complex and the commercialization of medicine, and the challenges posed by disease-mongering, the care of the dying, and violence within families.