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    612-822-4611

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The Country Doctor

The Country Doctor

De Balzac, Honore

Paperback

Mystery & ThrillerHistorical Fiction

Publisher Price: $18.99

ISBN10: 9374835142
ISBN13: 9789374835142
Publisher: Double 9 Books
Published: Nov 1 2025
Pages: 210
Weight: 0.55
Height: 0.48 Width: 5.50 Depth: 8.50
Language: English
The country doctor portrays the quiet yet profound transformation of a rural community through the efforts of a compassionate physician devoted to service. The narrative focuses on moral responsibility, healing, and the deep bond between humanity and place. It opens with the arrival of a traveller in a neglected village nestled among the Alps, where poverty and illness define the daily lives of its inhabitants. Through observations of the countryside and encounters with those who depend on the physician's care, the story unfolds as an exploration of how one individual's dedication can elevate an entire community. The work emphasizes endurance, renewal, and moral strength as guiding forces that mend both body and spirit. The doctor's acts of kindness are presented not as miracles but as deliberate, humane choices that create lasting change. The novel reflects on the meaning of sacrifice and the quiet heroism found in service to others, transforming the depiction of rural life into a meditation on the potential for goodness to reshape society.

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