GP’s diary of the absurd set to be surprise festive hit

A Country Doctor’s Commonplace Book by Philip Rhys Evans is on its way to be this year’s novelty bestsellerAfter a long career as a Suffolk GP, Dr Philip Rhys Evans may well be astonished to find himself lined up as a surprise literary hit this winter. But a short book compiled by the now-retired doctor with his wife Christine detailing the funny, bizarre and poignant situations he has encountered over his many years in practice is now a novelty Christmas title attracting glowing reviews.Dr Evans’ A Country Doctor’s Commonplace Book features a succession of anecdotes, letters and stories of unintended double meanings, and was picked up by the independent literary magazine Slightly Foxed to be published in a small print run for subscribers. Demand grew through word of mouth and the title was supplied to selected book shops, making it the latest in a tradition of unexpected seasonal successes. Continue reading... Continue reading at 'The Guardian'

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