{"product_id":"bush-doctor-a-memoir-from-the-beautiful-rugged-heart-of-outback-australia-paperback","title":"Bush Doctor: A Memoir from the Beautiful, Rugged Heart of Outback Australia - 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\u003eDamien Brown\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe author of the bestselling \u003cem\u003eBand-Aid for a Broken Leg\u003c\/em\u003e comes home and discovers that being a doctor in outback Australia is at least as challenging as working for Medecins Sans Frontieres in Africa.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Damien is convinced that this is the best job anywhere: beautiful skies, red earth, dramatic landings, treating families in remote communities.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e At a tiny, isolated hospital in central Australia, a paramedic arrives with a joey for babysitting, police help to bring in two men from a car crash, and a young man with heart failure doesn't want a transplant - he'd rather stay on Country. Damien's other job is with the Royal Flying Doctor Service. Can they reach two badly burnt men in time after a fuel tank explodes on a remote Queensland cattle station? Meanwhile, Damien and his girlfriend Maya, an aid worker living in London, try to maintain a long-distance relationship.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e During a violent week, Damien's exasperation boils over: the difficult cases keep arriving, and social issues can't be fixed in clinics. But the medical wins are many, and Damien finds that small interventions and human connections can be more important than dramatic rescues.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e By turns thought-provoking, funny, and deeply moving, \u003cem\u003eBush Doctor\u003c\/em\u003e is a testimony to people's resilience in difficult situations, and the joys and hardships of working in some of the most isolated parts of the country.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e 'Bush doctoring is real medicine. Damien's journey is fascinating.' \u003cstrong\u003eNorman Swan, ABC Radio National \u003cem\u003eThe Health Report\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e '\u003cem\u003eBush Doctor\u003c\/em\u003e is a superb read, in equal parts entertaining and gut wrenching. Damien captures the wonder and humour of working as a medic in remote Australia without sugar-coating the hard realities. I loved this book.' \u003cstrong\u003eSonia Henry, author of \u003cem\u003ePut Your Feet in the Dirt, Girl\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e 'With a light touch and occasional dark humour, Damien Brown navigates the physical and emotional challenges, the ethical conundrums and the irreconcilable contradictions of front-line medicine in remote Australia.' \u003cstrong\u003eKim Mahood, author of \u003cem\u003eWandering with Intent\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e 'I am grateful to Brown for sharing such raw and grounded reflections about places and experiences I may never witness. His quiet observations speak volumes about the intersect of the ordinary and the sacred in this gem.' \u003cstrong\u003eSally Gould, author of \u003cem\u003eFrog: The secret diary of a paramedic\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e 'Damien Brown's humanity shines through his writing.' \u003cstrong\u003eDavid Hunt, author of \u003cem\u003eGirt\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e 'There are some jobs AI will never take!' \u003cstrong\u003eRob Sitch, comedian, \u003cem\u003eUtopia\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e 'Written with honesty and humility, \u003cem\u003eBush Doctor\u003c\/em\u003e is eye-opening and insightful' \u003cstrong\u003eBenjamin Black, award-winning author of \u003cem\u003eBelly Woman\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e 'Reminds us that medicine is not just about saving lives, but about understanding them'\u003cstrong\u003eMatt Morgan, author of \u003cem\u003eCritical, One Medicine\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDamien Brown\u003c\/b\u003e is an Australian specialist rural doctor. His bestselling first book--\u003ci\u003eBand-Aid for a Broken Leg--\u003c\/i\u003erecounts his experiences working for Medecins Sans Frontieres on the medical frontline in Angola, Mozambique and South Sudan. He has now spent over a decade in remote Aboriginal communities in the Northern Territory, in larger urban and regional Australian hospitals, and for the Royal Flying Doctor Service in far north Queensland. Damien currently divides his time between Cairns and Melbourne.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 320\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.72 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 28, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47735554343165,"sku":"9781761473630","price":34.63,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/3414\/0157\/files\/SGVdpqW5yQ9781761473630.webp?v=1781985064","url":"https:\/\/booktolia.com\/products\/bush-doctor-a-memoir-from-the-beautiful-rugged-heart-of-outback-australia-paperback","provider":"booktolia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}