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The Good Doctor follows Laurence Waters, a young, optimistic doctor who takes over at a remote South African hospital. His arrival unsettles veteran staff physician Frank Eloff, who sees in Laurence the very qualities he despises. As the town deals with new arrivals and the return of old faces, political intrigue surfaces: a self-made dictator from apartheid days is rumored to be active in cross-border smuggling, while a group of soldiers hunts him. Frank’s past, tied to the dictator, resurfaces, complicating his relationship with Waters. The novel explores the corruption of the flesh and spirit, the fragile hopes of post‑apartheid society, and the small betrayals that can doom a friendship.
First publish date: 2003
Genre: Suspense/General Suspense
Authors: Damon Galgut
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