{"product_id":"2026200015608-secondhand-a-fortunate-man-the-story-of-a-country-doctor","title":"A Fortunate Man: The Story Of A Country Doctor","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition remarks:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBook: Good\u003cbr\u003eJacket: No dust jacket\u003cbr\u003ePages: Good\u003cbr\u003eCondition remarks: Condition as shown in image\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the rain-soaked forests of rural England, a dedicated doctor named John Sassall tends to his patients with a rare and consuming devotion — and A Fortunate Man: The Story of a Country Doctor is the remarkable account of his life and vocation. Written by the celebrated critic and novelist John Berger and illustrated with evocative black-and-white photographs by Swiss photographer Jean Mohr, this landmark work chronicles the daily reality of a country physician, uncovering the deep psychological and social forces that bind a healer to his community. It is as much a meditation on the nature of work, identity, and human recognition as it is a portrait of one singular man.\n\nBerger's prose is characteristically lucid and penetrating, arguing with quiet urgency that what sustains Sassall — and what he in turn sustains — is the profound human need to be seen and understood. Occupying a unique space between documentary, philosophy, and biography, the book draws on the ideas of Frantz Fanon and raises searching questions about class, loneliness, and the moral weight of bearing witness to others' suffering. First published in 1967, it remains a foundational text in medical humanities and a deeply affecting work of literary non-fiction — one that leaves the reader quietly asking what it truly means to be of use to the world.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Secondhand Stock","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49203222773979,"sku":"2026200015608-SECONDHAND","price":10.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0523\/7646\/9701\/files\/8c93eafb-93c0-4f36-a708-a2f1b7840568.png?v=1788146088","url":"https:\/\/bookgrocer.com\/products\/2026200015608-secondhand-a-fortunate-man-the-story-of-a-country-doctor","provider":"Book Grocer","version":"1.0","type":"link"}