Who is a district doctor? A person who helps us when we’re sick—something like service staff we need, but don’t give special thought to. First, the illness gets in the way, and later—especially—there is no reason to pay special attention to them.
But if you step away from a consumer mindset, it suddenly turns out that an ordinary district doctor is a person who deals with a world full of the most diverse ailments, observing the different ways people relate to their illnesses. And if this person is a person of faith, they can see a great deal that doesn’t fit in their job description. And if they are also given the gift of words, they can tell us about something exceptionally important—maybe even more important than choosing the right pill.
Tatiana Shiposhina has worked for many years as a district doctor. And she has also been given the gift of words. And what fate has led and continues to lead her through—her pain points of our time—is at the same time both a gift and a harsh test.
In the novella there is its own inner spring, its own intrigue, its own secret of salvation. But most important is the word of a seeking soul addressed to a seeking soul.
There are astonishingly few books like this now. Books like these are needed extremely. We need to save our home, our neighborhood, our country. And that means saving our soul and helping one another in this.