Set in the wild and remote landscape of Eday, part of the Orkney archipelago, Close to Where the Heart Gives Out is the unflinchingly honest and moving memoir of rural life in Orkney, from the only doctor on the island.
Dr Malcolm Alexander graduated from Edinburgh University in 1980 with the single thought of becoming a General Practitioner. Life had other plans, and he became Medical Director for Orkney Health Board and he finished his career working for 11 years as Associate Medical Director for the Scottish National Telephone Triage service, NHS 24, before finally returning to face-to-face practice in his local GP practice on one of the Scottish islands. He lives in an old Victorian home on the Isle of Bute.
A fascinating memoir... an ode to island life in all its glorious
foibles and heart-soaring delights
*The Herald*
Orkney, more than any other place that I've been, really did get
under my skin... I love the descriptions of the landscape and
everyday life in Close to Where the Heart Gives Out
*Dolly Alderton*
Wind-whipped and salt-stung, Malcom's account of island life is
both grounding and immensely heart-warming. He is to GP's what
James Herriot is to vets
*Matt Gaw*
A fascinating, funny and utterly heart-warming family adventure.
Beautifully written and completely unforgettable
*Ruth Hogan, author of 'The Keeper of Lost Things'*
[An] utterly enchanting casebook
*Daily Mail*
A mesmerising read about a personal journey, this book is all
versions of love (with the island of Eday in starring role)
*Hannah Persuad*
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