Kind & Sensible
John Firth
Belletristik / Gegenwartsliteratur (ab 1945)
Beschreibung
Jonathan Barber, an old-school doctor, struggles to adapt to societal and medical changes. After his decision to comfort a terminally ill patient, Jonathan finds himself facing legal and professional consequences, leading to his early retirement.Following his wife s death, his estranged daughter Margaret returns home, seeking to reconnect and understand her father s plight. In conversations with her father, friends, and medical and nursing experts, Margaret uncovers the societal barriers to honest discussions about illness and mortality.Margaret s journey mirrors society s struggle, culminating in newfound trust in her father and understanding of the need for a realistic resetting of expectations about what medicine can and can t do, with a restoration of trust between doctors and patients.
