The Courtship of Two Doctors:
A 1930s Love Story of Letters, Hope & Healing
by Adapted from The Holoubek-Baker Letters, 1937-1939: An Annotated Collection
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Pub Date Aug 15 2012 | Archive Date Sep 01 2012
Description
From a private collection of nearly 800 courtship letters, the daughter of two remarkable physicians has crafted a timeless valentine to long-lasting love and the healing profession.
Senior medical students from New Orleans and Omaha meet in 1937 and begin a two-year correspondence across 1,100 miles. They set their sights on a return to Mayo Clinic, the medical mecca where they found each other and danced to the haunting “Harbor Lights.” Grave illness and career setbacks shake their confidence, but the two decide to face an uncertain future together, trusting in each other and the relationship they built letter by letter.
The Courtship of Two Doctors recreates the medical era before antibiotics, when health workers were at risk of serious infection, and vividly illustrates the 1930s social barriers challenging two-career marriages.
Advance Praise
“In this fast-paced modern world of e-mails and texts, what a delight it is to savor this book of letters written between two physicians in training. Joe Holoubek and Alice Baker shared their observations, knowledge, and personal journeys as they fell in love with each other and the practice of medicine.… Seldom do we get such a glimpse into a real-life love story and learn about history at the same time.”
– Novelist Judy Christie, author of the Green series
“The letters reveal many tips for communication in a marriage: Be spirit-filled. Be attentive and sensitive. Be honest. Be loving. Be wise. And sometimes, be quiet and just listen.”
– Daryl Mitchell, M.D.
“For medical students and residents in training, this is ‘must’ reading. A lesson from those who came before that great obstacles can be overcome and all will be worth it in the end.”
– Robert A. Barish, M.D., chancellor, LSU Health Shreveport
“Martha Fitzgerald has an eye for the salient detail that will engage the reader. She never loses sight of the fact that each story, each project, must have a personal connection to the audience and must be told in such a way that expresses why they should care about it.”
– David Westerfield, director of communications, Community Renewal International
Available Editions
| EDITION | Hardcover |
| ISBN | 9780975376638 |
| PRICE | $29.95 (USD) |
| PAGES | 400 |
