Penguin 1st Edition, published 1964.
The Sun Doctor centres on Benjamin Halliday, a British doctor working in Africa who is returning to England to receive a knighthood. However, he is tormented with feelings of remorse and guilt concerning the afflicted African tribe he was attending. He is also haunted by the early death of his father. Laden with guilt, he goes through a personal crisis, and the bulk of the book is told in flashback. It's curiously affecting and the African parts are particularly vivid - a real feat of imagination and research as I believe this was outside of Shaw's own experience.
Condition grading: Very Good. Couple of light creases to rear cover. Binding tight. The photographs form part of the description.
Penguin 1st Edition, published 1964.
The Sun Doctor centres on Benjamin Halliday, a British doctor working in Africa who is returning to England to receive a knighthood. However, he is tormented with feelings of remorse and guilt concerning the afflicted African tribe he was attending. He is also haunted by the early death of his father. Laden with guilt, he goes through a personal crisis, and the bulk of the book is told in flashback. It's curiously affecting and the African parts are particularly vivid - a real feat of imagination and research as I believe this was outside of Shaw's own experience.
Condition grading: Very Good. Couple of light creases to rear cover. Binding tight. The photographs form part of the description.
