Seasons of Light and Dark by Gilsdorf, Janet
Seasons of Light and Dark by Gilsdorf, Janet

Seasons of Light and Dark

Set in 1971-2, Seasons of Light and Dark tells the story of the physicians and their families...
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Author: Janet Gilsdorf
Format: Paperback
Language: English
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Seasons of Light and Dark by Gilsdorf, Janet

Seasons of Light and Dark

$21.54
Seasons of Light and Dark by Gilsdorf, Janet

Seasons of Light and Dark

$21.54
Author: Janet Gilsdorf
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Description

Set in 1971-2, Seasons of Light and Dark tells the story of the physicians and their families who live and work at the Alaska Native Hospital in Bethel and struggle with living in this remote place. The tundra is wild yet beautiful, the Kuskokwim River is a fickle highway and source of food, the clocks tell the wrong time, the unpredictable weather dictates everything. Jennifer fears she will never complete her PhD project. Stephen finds a new friend after his wife leaves in a rage. Mera longs for another baby but dreads a delivery it at the Bethel Hospital. Deidre has an obstetrical complication. John needs a plane to rescue a sick baby and no pilot is available. Virginia finds the gussuk (non-native) people incomprehensible. Leonard tries to be a good hospital administrator but gets in his own way. The mystery of the Alaska natives who die strange deaths or suffer strange illnesses rattles both the doctors and the Native Alaskans. In the end, Jennifer, the discontented wife of one of the physicians, uses her knowledge of microbiology to solve the mystery.



Author: Janet Gilsdorf
Publisher: Epicenter Press (WA)
Published: 02/10/2026
Pages: 262
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.61lbs
Size: 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.65d
ISBN: 9781684923373

About the Author
Gilsdorf, Janet: - "Janet Gilsdorf is professor emerita in pediatrics and epidemiology at the University of Michigan and teaches in the University of Michigan Medical School's Medical Humanities Pathway. Her memoir Inside/Outside: A Physician's Journey with Breast Cancer was published in 2006 by the University of Michigan Press, and her novel Ten Days, was published in 2012 by Kensington Books. Her non-fiction book, Continual Raving: The Story of Meningitis and The People Who Conquered It, was published by Oxford University Press in 2019, and her novel Fever was published by Beaufort Books in 2022. In 1974 - 1975, she was extremely fortunate to work and live in Bethel, Alaska, the setting for this novel. She currently lives in Ann Arbor, Michigan, with her husband Jim."
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