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doctor's struggles with life's stress. Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 23 years ago. Novel of doctor's life, from childhood to manhood. Loss of innocence leads to moral corruption, but eventual personal growth to dignity and worth. Buy a cheap copy of Not as a Stranger book by Morton Thompson. Free shipping over $10.
Not As A Stranger. Paperback – January 1, 1956. Powerful novel about a young doctor who lives for medicine and sacrifices everything for his career. Describes his years at medical school, his practice in a small town and his devoted self-sacrificing wife who works to make their marriage a success. Some strong language.
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- Morton Thompson
Nov 4, 2013 · Length: 948 Pages. Subject/Genre: Medical drama/bildungsroman. Not As a Stranger tells the life story of Lucas Marsh. Born in a small town in the Midwest at the beginning of the twentieth century, Lucas is the son of a successful businessman and a devout mother. Despite his parents' wishes, Lucas wants nothing more in life than to become a doctor.
by Morton Thompson ‧ RELEASE DATE: Jan. 8, 1953. Two major factors should be considered as operative in the popularity potentials of this book- a novel dedicated to the cause of pure medicine. First, the sometimes inexplicable and almost morbid fascination medical data, even scientific medical data, holds for many laymen.
Books. Not as a Stranger. Morton Thompson. Scribner, 1954 - American fiction - 948 pages. Story of a young man whose passion to become a doctor is realized, but whose marriage is unfortunate.
Not price-clipped ($4.75 price intact). Published by Scribner's, 1954. Octavo. Gray boards stamped in black. Book is very good with sharp corners. Previous owner book plate on front pastedown, with some light spotting to end papers and page ends; light offsetting to end papers, and slight spine lean. Dust jacket is very good.
A story of ambition, deception and manipulation, unconditional love and bravery, and finally heroism and redemption, 'Not as a Stranger' is set in the early 20th century, and describes the lengths a young medical student resorts to in his determination to become a physician, and the love of a young nurse who helps him achieve his goal.
- Morton Thompson
