Author: Morris Gibson. Published by Collins Publishers, Don Mills, ON., 1983, 1st Edition. RARE: FLAT SIGNED by the Author, with a general dedication of "With Best Wishes". Printed in USA. Like New Condition HARDCOVER Book, with slight age-yellowing, and Like New Unclipped Dust Jacket. Clean inside, tight spine. Size: 8.5 x 5.75 inch, 223 pages.
A DOCTOR IN THE WEST, A Novel by Morris Gibson, is the story of an early days of Canada’s west, from the viewpoint of a Scottish couple who have emigrated to practise their medicine, by way of a small town’s invitation.
"Published in 1983, it is set in the early 1950s when a middle aged couple and their 11 year old daughter leave London, England and work their way to Okotoks, Alberta, from a busy city lifestyle to one of wide open prairie and a borrowed uninsulated wood structure for their first home. They are introduced to their first life risking house calls through deep snow drifts and winding mountain trails, encounters with a grizzly and even learning to speak “Canadian”. It is their daughter’s first experience in dealing with members of the opposite sex having only been educated thus far in private schools." -Reviewed by Audrey Richmond on Goodreads.
