Balm in Gilead: Journey of a Healer

by Sara Lawrence-Lightfoot

Book Overview

With the objectivity and insight of a scholar and the love and admiration of a daughter, Sara Lawrence-Lightfoot recounts the extraordinary life of her mother, Dr. Margaret Morgan-Lawrence, one of the... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0140249672
• ISBN13: 9780140249675
• Release Date: September 1995
• Publisher: Penguin Group
• Length: 321 Pages
• Weight: 0.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.3" x 8.0"

Customer Reviews

Courage Amongst Adversity

Balm in Gilead is a great story of courage, perseverance, and passion in the face of adversity. Margaret Morgan-Lawrence strived to become a doctor because of the death of her younger brother. Throughout her journey to become a healer she encounters institutional racism. Sara Lawrence-Lightfoot expresses her mother's memories vividly. If you are looking for a story that insprires you to strive toward a profession you feel called to this is the book for you.