Dr. Smith has penned here a lovely autobiography of his time as a doctor practicing medicine in the Scottish country during the 1960s. Homey descriptions of the beautiful country would make even a hermit yearn to travel there and taste the heather, to stay awhile in Dr. Smith's cozy home, to take long walks upon the unchanged land, and to watch Dr. Smith offer his patients a brand of human comfort which seems lost on many, urban doctors. The conciseness of the tale is admirable and takes very little away from the doctor's more spectacular cases. There's laughter and sadness here in equal measure. And in-between, though delivered gently, a reminder for us all of what is life's greatest virtue, love: of family, of country, and of those who need it most. (4/5 Stars)
Friday, 8 April 2011
A Seaside Practice by Tom Smith
Dr. Smith has penned here a lovely autobiography of his time as a doctor practicing medicine in the Scottish country during the 1960s. Homey descriptions of the beautiful country would make even a hermit yearn to travel there and taste the heather, to stay awhile in Dr. Smith's cozy home, to take long walks upon the unchanged land, and to watch Dr. Smith offer his patients a brand of human comfort which seems lost on many, urban doctors. The conciseness of the tale is admirable and takes very little away from the doctor's more spectacular cases. There's laughter and sadness here in equal measure. And in-between, though delivered gently, a reminder for us all of what is life's greatest virtue, love: of family, of country, and of those who need it most. (4/5 Stars)
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