Author: Morris Gibson. Published by Collins Publishers, Don Mills, ON., 1983, 1st Edition. SIGNED and dedicated by the Author. Printed in USA. Like New Condition HARDCOVER Book, 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 Canadaâs west, from the viewpoint of a Scottish couple who have emigrated to practise their medicine, by way of a small townâs 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 âCanadianâ. It is their daughterâs 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.
