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In 1964 they said she could never be a doctor because of her long painted fingernails, her big breasts and the ‘Three M’s: Marriage, Motherhood and Medicine’. Escape From The Bedside is Sharon Baltman’s gripping memoir tracking her decision to become a doctor in the early days of feminism to her travels across Canada, the US, through Africa and Israel.
“Baltman writes with verve and wit… tackles challenging medical situations and personal tragedy and loss. All with sheer guts and determination. A fascinating read.”
— Maureen Jennings,
author of the Murdoch and Tom Tyler mysteries
“Sharon turns the doctor’s light on her own dark corners… a woman who pursues a dream, then tops her own ambition in mid-life.”
— Marianne Ackerman, author of Piers’ Desire
“The candid writing is clear and fluid… a sharp intelligence at work.”
— Isabel Huggan,
author of the memoir Belonging: Home Away From Home
“Everything you really don’t want to know about medicine, but are too fascinated to stop reading.”
— Marilyn Herbert, Director of Bookclub-in-a-Box
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Sharon Baltman is a retired general practitioner psychotherapist. She is the author of the memoir, Escape From The Bedside, and of articles in the Globe and Mail, in literary anthologies and on CBC Radio. Anne of Oasis is her first novel. She has travelled around the world and lives in mid-town Toronto, though she prefers the beach in Mexico.
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