The Good Doctor by Damon Galgut
When Laurence Waters arrives at his rural posting, Frank is instantly suspicious. Laurence is everything Frank is not -- young, optimistic and full of new schemes. The two become uneasy friends, while the rest of the staff in the deserted hospital view Laurence with a mixture of awe and mistrust. The town beyond the hospital is also coping with new arrivals, and the return of old faces. The brigadier -- a self-fashioned dictator from apartheid days -- is rumoured to still be alive. And down at Mama's place, a group of soldiers have moved in with their malign commandant, a man Frank has met before and is keen to avoid. Laurence wants to help -- bit in a world where the past is demanding restitution from the present, his ill-starred idealism cannot last.| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9780670047918 |
| ISBN 10 | 0670047910 |
| Title | The Good Doctor |
| Author | Damon Galgut |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Penguin Books (SA) (Pty) Ltd |
| Year published | 2003-08-01 |
| Prizes | Shortlisted for Man Booker Prize for Fiction 2003. |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
| Note | Unavailable |