Helpful Score: 2
Carolyn Jourdan's amusing but poignant spiritual journey into what is really most important in life does not disappoint. Jourdan comes back home to rural Tennessee from her prestigious job in Washington, DC to help her father, a doctor, while her mother, his receptionist, recuperates from an illness. Her descriptions of the parade of eccentric but lovable characters through her father's small country medical practice leave the reader completely absorbed into the story and wanting more. By the end of the story a realization sets in--success is not measured by fame, money, or location of residence--but by the small, although significant, differences for the better we make in other's lives.
Disclosure: This book was given to the reader by the publisher/author in exchange for an objective review.
Disclosure: This book was given to the reader by the publisher/author in exchange for an objective review.
Helpful Score: 1
Carolyn Jourdan's memoir of her father's medical practice is a heartwarming story of a dying breed of doctors. There are fewer and fewer true "family" practice offices out there that tend to the everyday ailments of the rural popualtion in the US. The quirky folks you will meet in this book will make you chuckle and wish you could be a fly on the wall of this office!
