Catherine's Gift
Inside the World of Dr Catherine Hamlin
$24.69
- Paperback
288 pages
- Release Date
1 March 2010
Summary
Dr Catherine Hamlin has been described as a living saint and one of our greatest Australians. Since 1959 she has lived and worked in Ethiopia, helping the victims of fistulas - devastating injuries caused by obstructed labour in childbirth, which condemn women to a lifetime of incapacity and degradation.
The surgery she pioneered has helped tens of thousands of sufferers return to normal life after being shunned by their families and communities. The hospitals she has set up in her ad…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780330425988 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0330425986 |
| Author: | John Little |
| Publisher: | Pan Macmillan Australia |
| Imprint: | Pan Australia |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 288 |
| Release Date: | 1 March 2010 |
| Weight: | 249g |
| Dimensions: | 202mm x 133mm x 25mm |
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About The Author
John Little
John Little’s previous books include The Hospital by the River (with Catherine Hamlin), Maalika (with Valerie Browning), Jem, a Father’s Story, Down to the Sea and Christine’s Ark. He lives with his wife, Anna, and son, Tim, on Sydney’s northern beaches.
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