{"product_id":"a-journey-through-medicine-memoirs-of-a-female-immigrant-paperback","title":"A Journey Through Medicine: Memoirs of a Female Immigrant - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eGisele Microys\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGisele, born in prewar Silesia, then part of Germany, has to flee with her family to the West in January 1945 to escape the Russian invasion. She loves school, but following her father's premature death, is forced to complete an apprenticeship as a seamstress. At 18 she immigrates to Canada, ahead of her family, as a government sponsored domestic. Through sheer willpower and perseverance she completes high school and enters Premeds, then Medical School at the University of Toronto graduating in 1963. In this compelling, informative, as well as entertaining memoir she vividly describes her and her classmates journey through these six years of learning. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eShe shares her professional experiences in what was then still much of a man's world. Her varied career gives her unique insights into many aspects of medicine and the medical profession.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eConcurrently she endeavours to fulfil her role as wife and mother.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis is a story of determination, pioneering spirit and love, told with candour and a fine sense of humour. An inspiration.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 222\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.51 x 8.5 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 29, 2019\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47643528659197,"sku":"9781525555398","price":36.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/3414\/0157\/files\/N1hXK1lzWm8vL25DSWxFVGsvRU9CZz09.webp?v=1780535110","url":"https:\/\/booktolia.com\/products\/a-journey-through-medicine-memoirs-of-a-female-immigrant-paperback","provider":"booktolia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}