FROM THE BOOKER PRIZE-WINNING AUTHOR OF THE PROMISE

‘The Good Doctor will be seen as one of the great literary triumphs of South Africa'stransition… by a novelist of great and growing power.’ – Rian Malan, author of MyTraitor’s Heart

Laurence Waters arrives at his rural hospital postingfull of optimism. Frank, the disgruntleddeputy, is forced to share his room with the new arrival but is determined to stay out ofLaurence’s ambitious schemes. When the dilapidated hospital is looted, the two men findthemselves uneasy allies in a world where the past is demanding restitution from the present.

‘A lovely, lethal, disturbing novel’ - Guardian