The Narrow Road to the Deep North by Richard Flanagan - The circle of Dorrigo Evans full life took him from humble beginnings to the best that life has to offer. Through it all there was always a book at his side. This story is remarkable. When Dorrigo's brother Tom tells his deepest secret, I knew that the story had been worth the long hard read.
A Shoe Addict's Christmas by Beth Harbison - After a long deep serious book, sometimes a silly little Cinderella fairy tale is in order. This one is like a piece of candy. Enjoy the sweetness for a minute and then it's over. And in this case, I didn't want more!
Burma Surgeon by Gordon Seagrave, M.D. - This is perhaps the most well-known of the Burma books. It was written in the early 1940s by a missionary doctor who lived and worked in Burma. This is an amazing story and the photos are amazing. He believed that anyone is capable of doing anything and so he trained young native girls to be nurses who could do almost anything he could do, whether it be care for patients or drive for two days to another town, or learn a new language. When I was in Myanmar, I thought it was kind of strange that there seemed to be a hospital on every corner. Dr. Seagrave might be the reason.
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