OUTPOST A DOCTOR ON THE DIVIDE

by Gweneth Wisewould

OUTPOST - A DOCTOR ON THE DIVIDEGweneth Wisewould had no direct descendents of her own but the Australian farming community in Central Victoria was as important to her as a family. Moving from Melbourne in the 1930s, she soon became respected and was known only as “The Doctor” for over 30 years. This book recounts her historical view of the people, their lives and illnesses, the beauty and ferocity of the local environment and great difficulties being the sole doctor practising in all weathers and harsh conditions. Her material possessions only had value to serve the purpose for which they were intended. She devoted her life to the treatment and well being of the patient.“Outpost” exposes her great sense of compassion and strength of character in pursuing her own life on her terms. She lived by Ralph Waldo Emerson’s dictum; the whole adventure has been so very well “worth while.”

Genres: Memoir

191 pages, Kindle Edition

First published November 9, 2011

Reviews

[Judy · Rating 5 out of 5]

What a little time capsule gem. I read a short profile piece on this amazing lady in a newspaper review of powerful women in our history who are just forgotten and had to learn more.
This is her memories and recollections of her time in a country medical practice from 1938 until the 1960s. A remarkable lady in her resilience, her energy and her qualifications and abilities. And she worked amongst people who often had so little but lived amazing lives. That word resilience came through with every chapter and character featured.
I assume it is a volume that is not in wide circulation as my copy cadre via an interlibrarry loan and was sourced from the stacks of a regional library in Victoria. Seek it out, it is well worth it. And a Huge shout out to our amazing library services here in Australia where you can place a request for a title and it will be sourced, free of charge from the other end of the country and then returned to its home base.

[Lorraine · Rating 2 out of 5]

This book was interesting in places, and could have been a really good read, unfortunately it was not well written and was just all over the place. No time line just little anecdotes here and there between very dreary writing! Which was why it took me so long to read!!