Lattimore

Lattimore is the story of the fascinating woman Amelia Lattimore and her struggles to be a physician. Amelia struggles with multiple conflicts, including being Jewish in a quintessential Midwest small town, medical school, residency and its long hours, practice, research, her own battle with cancer, and relationships. She becomes a well-known physician and cancer researcher. It is a powerful story of struggle and triumph. She returns to her alma mater to give the graduation speech, coming full circle from the beginning of the book.