MartinEllingham,aLondon-basedsurgeon,relocatestothepicturesqueseasidevillageofPortWenn,establishingh[展开全部]
MartinEllingham,aLondon-basedsurgeon,relocatestothepicturesqueseasidevillageofPortWenn,establishinghimselfasthearea’sgeneralpractitioner.HegrewupintheareahavingbeenraisedbyhisnowwidowedAuntJoanNorton.HisreasonsforleavingLondonandthehigh-paidlifeofaconsultantarenotclearinitiallybutrelatedtoaphobiahehasrecentlydeveloped.Hesoonmeetsseveralofthelocalsandeccentricityabounds.Martin’ssituationismademoredifficultbywhatcanonlybereferredasanalmostcompletelackofanacceptablebedsidemanner.Heisgruff,abruptandintolerant,notonlyinissuesrelatedtomedicine,buttolifeingeneral.Heandtheheadmistressofthelocalschool,LouisaGlasson,areclearlyattractedtoeachotheranddespitetheirawkwardness,slowlydeveloparelationship.[收起部分]