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Title:
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Fortunate Woman, A |
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Authors:
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Morland, Polly |
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Genre:
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Non Fiction |
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Pages:
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256 |
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Year:
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2022 |
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Language:
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English |
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Description:
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John Berger's classic account of a country doctor working in an isolated English valley, A fortunate man, captivated and inspired its readers, and more than half a century later, this story about its present community is doing the same.
The intertwining stories of the patients' lives, their unnamed doctor, and the beautiful countryside, ensure this is a story with plenty to offer both rural and urban readers alike.
Foremost it invites consideration of the importance of relationship-based medicine in an era where impersonal care is becoming the norm.
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Categories:
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Non fiction, Community, Literature oriented, Medical/Health, Political, Relationships, Social commentary/perspectives, England, Larger font, 2024 Titles |
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By: AUCK 009
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2025-06-11 10:31:01 |
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Beautifully written. We all loved the descriptive prose, could visualize the changing seasons, it evoked childhood memories of our family doctor's home visits, and gave a stark reminder of the Covid years. Unanimously we disliked that the Doctor and her patients weren't given names, which we thought contributed to making the characters one dimensional and the book impersonal. |
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By: MATAM 001
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2025-06-09 10:26:07 |
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We enjoyed 'A Fortunate Woman', where it emphasised the seasons of life, and the valley. However we all realised that it idealised the work of the country doctor, when compared to life in N.Z. now. We enjoyed talking about doctors' visits in our childhood, the relationship with each family's special doctor. Alas, no longer happening, to the detriment of everyone - doctors, nurses and patients. The photographs added to the atmosphere of living in this valley. |
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By: CHCH 393
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2025-05-08 15:00:30 |
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A fascinating account with some valuable insights into the demands, challenges, and positive facets of being a G.P. |
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By: AMBER 001
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2025-04-16 10:24:51 |
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Generally well liked although a couple found it a little too lyrical!! Led to major discussion of the N.Z. health system. |
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By: INVER 027
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2025-04-07 11:51:38 |
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The group appears to have enjoyed the different stories and descriptive writing style. A lovely story of a community Doctor and her relationships with patients. |
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By: TAUR 062
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2025-03-06 09:43:23 |
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This book had a mixed reaction. Many loved it at the beginning, then felt it petered out and got bored. Many loved the poetic style of the writing and the photos, but wondered about the significance of some of them. The many examples of cases were interesting, but frustrating when they didn't fully reach a conclusion. All in all, people loved the book in part but didn't feel they could recommend it to others. |
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By: RICH 010
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2024-12-18 12:20:01 |
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We all enjoyed the book and some of us even remembered the home visits and continuity of care we could once expect of our GPs. A great book to recommend to future GPs though it could give them false expectations in today's health service. An enjoyable read. We miss those days and regret their passing. Enjoyed the descriptive prose of the English countryside. |
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By: AUCK 160
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2024-11-27 14:00:11 |
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The book was generally liked and prompted a good discussion. |
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By: AUCK 137
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2024-09-25 12:15:53 |
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All the members enjoyed this book - well written and interesting. What a fascinating life this G.P had, amazing she is still alive. |
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By: AMBER 002
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2024-08-19 12:55:26 |
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Interesting discussion, most enjoyed the book. Lovely descriptive writing. |
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By: CHCH 001
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2024-08-05 12:49:45 |
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Opinions varied widely - hence the low score. Some found the content interesting, some didn't like the structure of the book and the photos. |
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By: TAUR 018
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2024-08-01 10:35:54 |
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This month's small group spoke of our own relationship with our GPs, and had wholesome debate. The location of the "practice" was beautifully described. The Dr's commitment and care for her community was exemplary. The photos and pictures added interest. An easy read. |
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By: CHCH 033
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2024-06-26 12:51:40 |
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All enjoyed the book but found the descriptive nature unnecessary - didn't kind of flow. Important book to read but unlike the health system of city dwellers - reminded us more of when we were growing up. Most of us in our 50s-70s age group. |
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By: WHITIAN 002
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2024-05-08 12:13:59 |
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An easy and often heartwarming read sharing the importance of GPs - we all remembered how things used to be! The book focuses on relationships that build up over time between doctor and patient. Being a doctor today is not for the faint hearted. |
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