Doctor in the Mountains

Reed, 1966 reprint. Dustwrapper worn, otherwise good second-hand condition. Previous owner's name inside.

This book is the case history of a dedicated man of medicine, whose practice has been in the enormous parish of the Lake Wakatipu district.

Doctor Bill, as he is fondly known to his friends and patients, was destined for a farming life; but for an accident that put him into hospital, immobile over a long period. This experience dedicated him to a life of helping and healing others.

In this book you will find stories of midnight emergencies, nightmare journeys, civic comedies, eccentric patients - all related with warm sympathy and the skill of a modest but gifted raconteur.

This is a fine book about a beautiful place. But it is more than that: it is a record of devoted service, characteristic of its author.

- from the back cover.