Our colleague in Family Medicine, Therese Zink, announces the publication of her first global health novel. Dr. Zink is the author of several other books.
For your reading pleasure. . .
Dr. Ann McLannly Global Health books. The novels are created to entertain and to teach. The book (print and digital) is available through Amazon and will be free on Kindle for 5 days later this month.
The series follows Ann as she navigates landscapes and cultures during conflicts that garnered little media attention when they occurred. The nuances and challenges of the international crises are revealed as Ann and her colleagues confront their own fears and moral dilemmas.
Like the Global Health volunteers enmeshed with forces beyond their control, your adrenaline will pump and you will become addicted to the intrigue, romance, and the challenge of practicing medicine on unfamiliar ground. The first is:
Mission Rwanda
Dr. Ann McLannly blames herself for her niece’s tragic death. And after her mother dies, this young doctor volunteers with an international aid organization for a mission in Rwanda. It all seems the perfect escape until she finds herself in the middle of the Rwandan genocide of 800,000 Tutsis in a matter of 100 days.
Ann and her companions embark on a harrowing journey to a refugee camp in Tanzania, joining the flood of Rwandans frantic to escape the killing. There, Ann finds love with a blue-eyed surgeon as they struggle to remain neutral in an increasingly convoluted world.
As the threats become personal for Ann, she realizes she must take a side. Discussion questions are included. A portion of profits will be donated to organizations that work effectively overseas (that very likely is Mike and Amy's Soc Med. Coming Mission Chechnya and Mission Palestine.
To learn more, visit www.theresezink.com
