Kate Kincaid

by Henry Denker

Working as a family nurse practitioner in the backwoods of Appalachia, Kate Kincaid struggles to understand the ways of the people she serves and to choose between the two men she loves

320 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1984

Reviews

[Idea Smith · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is a story of an ambitious nurse who resents the social hierarchy imposed on her profession. After a falling out with her hospital, which is both personal & professional, she decides to attend an offbeat but worthy education program offered by a remote mountain hospital. The book tells of her experiences in that year and the rustic people she meets and how they shape her.

True to Denker's style, the story moves quickly and doesn't make your attention snag on the somewhat mediocre writing. What really interested me what that this story is as much about a strong woman's fight for her own identity as it about a nurse standing up for her profession. Kate Kincaid is ambitious, even cold sometimes, condescending, judgemental and egoistic. But her fight is also about these traits being punished on account of her gender, instead of lauded as professional achievements, as they would be in a man.

While the word is never used, this is a feminist of the 80s. Her story is one that many of us can relate to, even today. The choice between the 'easy' life of being Mrs.Somebody and taking a risk of creating an identity for oneself - that hasn't gotten easier even 15 years later.

[Reygunn · Rating 4 out of 5]

"La Foresta" ha il carattere della persona che voglio diventare e la sola lettura della sua storia mi ha fatto venir voglia di iscrivermi a medicina.