This week we’re speaking to author, Tom Templeton.
Tom originally worked as a journalist for the Observer newspaper before retaining as a doctor when he was 30. These days he works as a GP in Oxford.
Tom’s book, 34 patients is published on 27th May. The book describes 34 of the patients that Tom has encountered during his medical career, ranging from a baby to a 103 year old woman. Beautifully written, the book is a moving portrait of humanity which asks the reader to treat everyone with compassion.
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Books Featured In This Episode:
The Seven Crystal Balls (https://bit.ly/3t1jkyp)
Troubles by JG Farrell (https://bit.ly/3e0dU2m)
The Strange Case of Doctor Jekyll and Mr Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson (https://bit.ly/3vwublL)
34 Patients by Tom Templeton (https://bit.ly/3yDuywT)
Catcher in the Rye (https://bit.ly/2QW95Ow)
River Out of Eden by Prof Richard Dawkins (https://bit.ly/3u1CfdE)
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