{"product_id":"green-oranges-on-lion-mountain","title":"Green Oranges on Lion Mountain","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"short-review w-richtext\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e‘A fantastic book with humanity and humour’ Dr Phil Hammond\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"book-description w-richtext\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDr Emily Joy, a not-quite-qualified family doctor, arrives for two years at a remote hospital in Sierra Leone.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThere is no water, no electricity, no oxygen and no chocolate to treat her nasty case of unrequited love. The oranges are green, the bananas are black and her patients are, well, really poorly. Then the rebels invade.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBut green oranges give sweet orange juice and, if the people of Sierra Leone can remain so optimistic, so can Dr Em.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHer poignant and often hilarious adventures show us how fulfilling volunteering can be – even against the backdrop of civil war.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e‘Joy is not Mother Teresa. But her refreshing honesty and humour combine to make her tale all the more harrowing, yet simultaneously uplifting’ \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Herald\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e‘A fine book which sets our selfish Western concerns alongside the grim reality of life in Africa’ \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePress and Journal\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e‘Very down to earth, very funny, very human’\u003cem\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eYorkshire Evening Post\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e‘Inspirational’ \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBritish Medical Journal\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch6\u003ePaperback: 270pp\u003c\/h6\u003e\n\u003ch6\u003ePublisher: Eye (August 2010)\u003c\/h6\u003e\n\u003ch6\u003eISBN: 9781903070734\u003c\/h6\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Eye Books Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":20262455751,"sku":null,"price":9.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1271\/4023\/files\/5739f37411b9c4825e46e2b0_9781903070734.jpg?v=1757931393","url":"https:\/\/www.eyebooksgroup.com\/products\/green-oranges-on-lion-mountain","provider":"Eye Books Group","version":"1.0","type":"link"}