Balm in Gilead: Journey of a Healer (Radcliffe Biography Series)

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: 0201518074
• Release Date: January 1989
• Publisher: Addison-Wesley
• Length: 22 Pages
• Weight: 1.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.3" x 1.0" x 6.3"

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.