Friends in Funchal (Paperback)
Language: English
Published by The Book Guild Ltd, Kibworth, 2022
- Softcover
- New
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Paperback. It is 1811 and Dr Robert Willan, a Quaker, leaves his practice in London, where he has dedicated his life to treating the poor, for Funchal, Madeira. There, he hopes that the year-round warm climate will help improve his health and enable him to return to his work and the service of God.During his harrowing course of treatment, he meets a group of unforgettable characters whose warmth, eccentricity and kindly humour provide medicine for the soul.Now known as the father of dermatology, Willans life is recounted in KG Fleurys witty, often humorous style while vividly describing an island occupied by military forces, the ravages of consumption and the traumatic remedies that Willan must endure.At heart this is not a story of illness and suffering; rather it is a gentle, heart-warming tale of the power of true friendship and love. It is 1811 and Dr Robert Willan, a Quaker, leaves his practice in London, where he has dedicated his life to treating the poor, for Funchal, the capital of the island of Madeira. Shipping may be from our Sydney, NSW warehouse or from our UK or US warehouse, depending on stock availability.…
Seller Inventory # 9781915122322
- Title
- Friends in Funchal (Paperback)
- Author
- KG Fleury
- Publisher
- The Book Guild Ltd, Kibworth
- Publication year
- 2022
- Condition
- new
- Binding
- Paperback
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 1915122325
- ISBN 13
- 9781915122322
It is 1811 and Dr Robert Willan, a Quaker, leaves his practice in London, where he has dedicated his life to treating the poor, for Funchal, Madeira. There, he hopes that the year-round warm climate will help improve his health and enable him to return to his work and the service of God.
During his harrowing course of treatment, he meets a group of unforgettable characters whose warmth, eccentricity and kindly humour provide medicine for the soul.
Now known as ‘the father of dermatology’, Willan’s life is recounted in KG Fleury’s witty, often humorous style while vividly describing an island occupied by military forces, the ravages of consumption and the traumatic remedies that Willan must endure.
At heart this is not a story of illness and suffering; rather it is a gentle, heart-warming tale of the power of true friendship and love.
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