HEALTH AND DRAMA – FROM VIGNETTES TO NOVELLAS - NORA GOLD and STAN LUBIN

HEALTH AND DRAMA – FROM VIGNETTES TO NOVELLAS

NORA GOLD / In Sickness and In Health/Yom Kippur in a Gym – Two Novellas

STAN LUBIN – 123 Very Short Stories From a Very Long Life in Medicine

Moderator: Helen Pinsky
With the Circle of Friends for Women

In Sickness and In Health – Lily had epilepsy as a child, so her most cherished goal has always been to be “normal”. By age 45 she has a “normal” life, including a family, friends, and an artistic career, and no one, not even her husband, knows the truth about her past. A moving novella about shame, secrets, disabilities, and the limits and power of love.
Yom Kippur in a Gym – Five strangers at a Yom Kippur service in a gym are struggling with personal crises. When a medical emergency unexpectedly throws these strangers together, in one hour their lives are changed in ways they would never have believed possible.
Dr. NORA GOLD is the prize-winning author of Marrow and Other Stories, the novels Fields of Exile, The Dead Man, and the anthology 18: Jewish Stories Translated From 18 Languages, the editor of a prestigious literary journal, and a former professor. She lives in Toronto.

STAN LUBIN – 123 Very Short Stories From a Very Long Life in Medicine

Composed of personal anecdotes, this memoir is an engaging and emotional journey, not just for those in the medical profession but all readers who wish to get a glimpse inside the lives of people seeking care in both small towns and cities. Written with a depth of medical detail yet still accessible to casual readers, Dr. Lubin’s thought-provoking stories will make readers consider their own beliefs, vulnerabilities, joys and, indeed, mortality.
Dr. STAN LUBIN originally completed a degree in philosophy and political science and worked as a teacher in Tanzania, before finding his calling as a doctor. In BC he worked as a general practitioner doing house calls, anesthetics, delivering babies and working in the emergency. He also taught trainee family doctors at UBC. He lives in Vancouver.

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