Bibliograph

The care of strangers, a novel, Ellen Michaelson

Type

Label

The care of strangers, a novel, Ellen Michaelson

Language

eng

Index

no index present

Literary Form

fiction

Main title

The care of strangers

Oclc number

20976971192356769

Responsibility statement

Ellen Michaelson

Sub title

a novel

Summary

"Working as an orderly in a gritty Brooklyn public hospital, Sima is often reminded by her superiors that she's the least important person there. An immigrant who, with her mother, escaped vicious anti-Semitism in Poland, she spends her shifts transporting patients, observing the doctors and residents ... and quietly nurturing her aspirations to become a doctor herself by going to night school. Now just one credit short of graduating, she finds herself faltering in the face of pressure from her mother not to overreach, and to settle for the life she has now. Everything changes when Sima encounters Mindy Kahn, an intern doctor struggling through her residency. Sensing a fellow outsider in need of support, Sima bonds with Mindy over their patients, and learns the power of truly letting yourself care for another person, helping to give her the courage to face her past, and take control of her future. A moving story about vulnerability and friendship, From the Love of Strangers is the story of one woman's discovery that sometimes intractions with strangers are the best way to find yourself."--Provided by publisher

Target audience

adult

Creator