A Fortunate Woman: A Country Doctor’s Story by Polly Morland (Picador, 2022)
Non-Fiction
A Fortunate Woman: a country doctor’s story by Polly Morland (ISBN: 9781529071177, paperback), which was shortlisted for the 2022 Baillie Gifford Prize for Non-Fiction. It tells the doctor’s story, but also the myriad stories of the patients she helps, the people she encounters and the remote valley they live in: the stories are touching, sad and hopeful.