Bush Doctor
A memoir from the beautiful, rugged heart of outback Australia
Seiten
2026
Allen & Unwin (Verlag)
978-1-76147-363-0 (ISBN)
Allen & Unwin (Verlag)
978-1-76147-363-0 (ISBN)
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The author of the bestselling Band-Aid for a Broken Leg comes home and discovers that being a doctor in outback Australia is at least as challenging as working for Medecins Sans Frontieres in Africa.
Damien is convinced that this is the best job anywhere: beautiful skies, red earth, dramatic landings, treating families in remote communities.At a tiny, isolated hospital in central Australia, a paramedic brings in a joey for babysitting, police bring in two men from a car crash, and a young man with heart failure doesn't want a transplant - he'd rather stay on Country. Damien's other job is with the Royal Flying Doctor Service. Can they reach two badly burnt men in time after a fuel tank explodes on a remote Queensland cattle station? Meanwhile, Damien and his girlfriend Maya, an aid worker living in London, try to maintain a long-distance relationship.The medical wins are many, but Damien finds the small interventions are more important than dramatic rescues. But during a violent week, Damien's exasperation boils over. The difficult cases keep arriving, and social issues can't be fixed in clinics. By turns thought-provoking, funny, and deeply moving, Bush Doctor is a testimony to people's resilience in difficult situations, and the joy and hardships of working in one of the most isolated parts of the country.'Bush Doctor is a superb read, in equal parts entertaining and gut wrenching. Damien captures the wonder and humour of working as a medic in remote Australia without sugar coating the hard realities. I loved this book.' Sonia Henry, author of Put Your Feet in the Dirt, Girl 'I am grateful to Brown for sharing such raw and grounded reflections about places and experiences I may never witness. His quiet observations speak volumes about the intersect of the ordinary and the sacred in this gem.' Sally Gould, author of Frog: The secret diary of a paramedic 'With a light touch and occasional dark humour, Damien Brown navigates the physical and emotional challenges, the ethical conundrums and the irreconcilable contradictions of front-line medicine in remote Australia.' Kim Mahood, author of Wandering with Intent 'Damien Brown's humanity shines through his writing.' David Hunt, author of Girt
Damien is convinced that this is the best job anywhere: beautiful skies, red earth, dramatic landings, treating families in remote communities.At a tiny, isolated hospital in central Australia, a paramedic brings in a joey for babysitting, police bring in two men from a car crash, and a young man with heart failure doesn't want a transplant - he'd rather stay on Country. Damien's other job is with the Royal Flying Doctor Service. Can they reach two badly burnt men in time after a fuel tank explodes on a remote Queensland cattle station? Meanwhile, Damien and his girlfriend Maya, an aid worker living in London, try to maintain a long-distance relationship.The medical wins are many, but Damien finds the small interventions are more important than dramatic rescues. But during a violent week, Damien's exasperation boils over. The difficult cases keep arriving, and social issues can't be fixed in clinics. By turns thought-provoking, funny, and deeply moving, Bush Doctor is a testimony to people's resilience in difficult situations, and the joy and hardships of working in one of the most isolated parts of the country.'Bush Doctor is a superb read, in equal parts entertaining and gut wrenching. Damien captures the wonder and humour of working as a medic in remote Australia without sugar coating the hard realities. I loved this book.' Sonia Henry, author of Put Your Feet in the Dirt, Girl 'I am grateful to Brown for sharing such raw and grounded reflections about places and experiences I may never witness. His quiet observations speak volumes about the intersect of the ordinary and the sacred in this gem.' Sally Gould, author of Frog: The secret diary of a paramedic 'With a light touch and occasional dark humour, Damien Brown navigates the physical and emotional challenges, the ethical conundrums and the irreconcilable contradictions of front-line medicine in remote Australia.' Kim Mahood, author of Wandering with Intent 'Damien Brown's humanity shines through his writing.' David Hunt, author of Girt
Damien Brown is an Australian specialist rural doctor. His bestselling first book Band-Aid for a Broken Leg recounts his experiences working for Medecins Sans Frontieres on the medical frontline in Angola, Mozambique and South Sudan. He has now spent over a decade in remote Aboriginal communities in the Northern Territory, in larger urban and regional Australian hospitals, and for the Royal Flying Doctor Service in far north Queensland. Damien currently divides his time between Cairns and Melbourne.
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 28.4.2026 |
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| Verlagsort | Sydney |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 153 x 234 mm |
| Themenwelt | Literatur ► Biografien / Erfahrungsberichte |
| Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Natur / Technik | |
| ISBN-10 | 1-76147-363-8 / 1761473638 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-76147-363-0 / 9781761473630 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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