A fortunate man, the story of a country doctor, John Berger, Jean Mohr ; introduction by Gavin Francis
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A fortunate man, the story of a country doctor, John Berger, Jean Mohr ; introduction by Gavin Francis
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A fortunate man
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John Berger, Jean Mohr ; introduction by Gavin Francis
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the story of a country doctor
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In 1966 John Berger spent three months in the Forest of Dean shadowing an English country GP, John Sassall. Sassall is a fortunate man - his work occupies and fulfils him, he lives amongst the patients he treats, the line between his life and his work is happily blurred. In A Fortunate Man, Berger's text and the photography of Jean Mohr reveal with extraordinary intensity the life of a remarkable man. It is a portrait of one selfless individual and the rural community for which he became the hub. Drawing on psychology, biography and medicine, A Fortunate Man is a portrait of sacrifice. It is also a profound exploration of what it means to be a doctor, to serve a community and to heal
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