Father Michael's Lottery A Novel of Africa

Summary: A beleaguered doctor and his staff struggle to maintain a hospital in a remote, rural community on the front lines of the African AIDS epidemic in this inspirational and life-affirming novel. The hospital and its patients do battle against meddlesome superiors, find eccentric saviors from the village, and provide readers with an unflinching look at the human cost of ignorance and apathy. The good doctor's daily strug...gles for the people, land, and wildlife of Africa tell a story of humor, realism, and compassion. [read more]