My Hospital in the Hills

by Gordon S. Seagrave

Sequel to "Burma Surgeon Returns"

Genres: History, Memoir

253 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1955

Reviews

[Mona · Rating 5 out of 5]

Gordon Seagrave: What a kind, admirable, determined man of excellence with a heart of gold. He loved Burma (having been born in Rangoon), its people, using his surgical skills, his hospital, training nurses and doctors and solving problems related to his work. I feel sad at finishing his third and final Burma Surgeon book, My Hospital in the Hills, because it's been like living in his world and experiencing something exceedingly extraordinary. Reading the turmoil of his arrest for treason, trial and his time in prison was interesting in light of other Burmese prison experiences written in other books about Burma. The heart of his book, however, is inside his hospital in the village of Namkham in northeast Burma very near China. All three books are well worth reading for so many reasons.

[Lorelei · Rating 3 out of 5]

Third book following Burma Surgeon and Return of Burma Surgeon. If you've had the opportunity to read them, then you should certainly try to track this one down and find out what happened next. A fascinating picture of Burma after the war from a unique viewpoint, and of course so many delightful little person details. Gordon Seagrave may not have been a great author, but he was a good one with a really special place from which to tell his story.

[Zechy · Rating 5 out of 5]

Beautiful, truly bittersweet if you know anything about what happened in Burma after the events chronicled here.

[Aung Aung · Rating 4 out of 5]

A book to learn the point of view of non-Burmese doctor who knows the Burma well during the pre-independent time. A good source of history to learn, so that we won't make the same mistakes again.

[Eliyahu · Rating 4 out of 5]

Wonderful, wonderful, and a bit scary.