A Country Doctor - E's Review

It was Nan's one mission in life and without fulfillment she would cease to exist. It was a strong calling inside her that propelled her to do what most women of her time did not do. And with this one goal in mind, she became a doctor.

Set in 19th century Maine, Nan faced her dilemma head on. In fact, she never even really saw it as a dilemma. She was created for one thing and one thing alone - to restore bodies and nurture souls. Even being courted and wooed by a handsome, well to do young man did not sway her from what she knew to be her one vocation in life, her one calling.

Interestingly enough, she could not have it both ways. Society dictated that a woman's place was in the home and for her to choose to become a doctor, she was choosing to not marry. This semi-autobiographical tale did not glide it's way to the top of any of my lists, but it did make me stop and think about how strikingly different Nan's world is with my own. And it made me wonder what an 1884 version of myself would have done.