Category: Medical

Books where medicine is a key element of the story.

A Healing Touch by Suzanne Woods Fisher

by LyndaP

Rating: 5 stars ~ Genre: Amish, suspense, medical ~ Pages: 297 ~ Publish Date: 1 Oct 2024
Subtitle: Amish Fiction about a Small Town Community Doctor and an Abandoned Baby

Oh my gosh. My dream story. Amish fiction. With a mystery. The main character is a doctor, Ruth “Dok” Stoltzfus. She reminds me of the country doctor I had until I went off to college. House calls? Dr. B made them. …

Yep, “Dok” Stoltzfus is my kind of doctor. I read the description I knew I wanted to read this book.

And I know you will too. To read the complete review, click on the “Read more” button.

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Bellevue by Robin Cook

by LyndaP

Rating: 5 stars ~ Genre: Medical Thriller ~ Pages: Unknown at time of review ~ Publish Date: 3 Dec 2024

Everyone knows what Bellevue represents. Medical. Hospital, Mental Institution. And just a tad of fear. What we have heard or read or perhaps seen in a movie. But what do we really know about Bellevue? That it is in New York City–actually Manhattan. But did you know it is the oldest public hospital in the United States and began in 1736?

“Bellevue” by Robin Cook starts in 1949 with the Fuller family. Multiple Fullers were doctors at Bellevue going back four generations and Clarence wanted the position of director of the Psychiatric Division. And lobotomies were his way of making that happen. A relatively new procedure (first performed in 1936 but NOT at Bellevue) Clarence believed lobotomized patients would return home, docile rather than combative.

The “doctors” were revered by the Fuller family almost seeming larger than life.

The story moves between 1949 and 2005 when a new Fuller, Dr. Mitt Fuller begins a surgical residency at Bellevue. And …

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Matters of the Heart by Kelly Irvin

by LyndaP

Matters of the Heart is the second book in Kelly Irvin’s series, Amish Calling. Please take time to read the author’s words before you begin the book. They appear right after the “Amish glossary” which has more than the usual entries.

This series explores developmental as well as intellectual disabilities as seen from an Amish point of view. Ms. Irvin writes with a special feel for these things because, as she explains, “First know that I’m a Christian writer living with a disability.”

This is a story that touches the heart. Click “read more” to learn a bit more.

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The Medicine Woman of Galveston by Amanda Skenandore

by LyndaP

I was anticipating an interesting read when I requested this book from NetGalley. A woman in medicine called a “trailblazer” in the description makes a mistake in surgery and now works in a corset factory. And … ends up traveling in a medicine show with her son along with a German giantess, a bow-legged musician,…

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Against the Wind by Amanda Cabot

by LyndaP

Normally, I start with my own description but in this case, with such a rich story, there is no way I could write a succinct description. The first two paragraphs of the book’s description should tantalize you:

Doctor-in-training Louisa Vaughn has no intention of remaining in Sweetwater Crossing. She’s just there for a few days to help a friend. But she can’t abandon the injured man she finds at the side of the road. Until his broken leg heals, she’ll serve as the town’s doctor and midwife. She may not be fully qualified yet, but surely she’s better than nothing.

Josh Porter’s plans to win his grandfather’s challenge and fulfill his father’s final wish to gain full control of the family business hit a roadblock when he breaks his leg. But his enforced stay in Sweetwater Crossing gives him new ideas about the expansion of the company into new territory–ideas Louisa could help turn into reality.

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Anything but Plain by Suzanne Woods Fisher

by LyndaP

When you are the bishop’s daughter, you are expected to do things right. Everything. And Lydie Stoltzfus doesn’t fit that description. Nothing she does seems right; all she seems to do is disappoint people. All people. She is at the point where she plans to leave.

Lydie has been let go from every job; she has one last chance. The local doctor needs someone to fill in at the front desk temporarily. But Dok recognizes symptoms of an unusual but treatable disorder for the Amish. Can she convince Lydie she can help her before Lydie goes “English“?

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