Everyone's Children: A Pediatrician's Story of an Inner City Practice

by Claire McCarthy

A young doctor describes her practice in an inner-city health clinic in Boston, detailing her remarkable patients and their families, as well as their struggles to overcome the physical and social problems of poverty

224 pages, Hardcover

First published March 1, 1998

Reviews

[Mapperachel Matsudaira · Rating 3 out of 5]

I loved the firsthand accounts of the author's visits with her patients in the clinic. She drew me in; I found myself caring about the patients' outcomes. The author identifies common problems her patients face daily, such as poverty, hunger, homelessness and violence. Increasingly throughout the book she promotes socialistic solutions to these problems, culminating in the final chapter where she uses the term "capitalist mythology" and basically blames capitalism for her patients' woes. She is entitled to her opinions, but people around the world live better on every level in capitalistic societies than socialistic ones. Furthermore, the United States is one of the most generous nations with the best medical care in the world as a result of its capitalism. If you can sift through the author's socialistic views, you will otherwise find this book gripping and meaningful--an excellent and worthwhile read.

[Danice · Rating 4 out of 5]

A thoughtful memoir.

[Holly O'Donnell · Rating 5 out of 5]

loved it!!