Dangerous Medicine

Medicine for the Blues, Book 3

De: Jeff Stookey

Narrado por: Michael Self

Dangerous Medicine, book three of the trilogy Medicine for the Blues

In a time when homosexuals had to hide their identity, Dr. Carl Holman's standing with the prestigious clinic where he works is strained to the breaking point by pressures from the Ku Klux Klan, societal expectations to marry and have children, and other forces beyond his control. As his compassion compels him to treat unorthodox cases, involving addiction, birth control, and child abuse, he is pushed to make increasingly difficult decisions about his professional and domestic affairs.

Can Carl and those he loves find a way to live authentic lives in this hostile world?

This is book three of Medicine for the Blues, an LGBT historical novel trilogy. Based on extensive period research, Dangerous Medicine continues the exploration of the gay world of 1920s in Portland, Oregon. Set against the dramatic backdrop of this influential era, this final volume brings to a close the touching gay love story that began in book one, Acquaintance.

©2018 Jeff Stookey (P)2020 Jeff Stookey

Rave review without spoilers

How did the author do it? Create a trilogy so complex and perfect?

Just now I completed listening to the audiobook of the “Medicine for the Blues” trilogy by Jeff Stookey. This is a review of the entire trilogy, placed in the review section for each book.

The trilogy creates pure pleasure in the audience, an epic that manages to be both delightful and intensely serious. The characters are complex and developing, the story keeps creating great interest and anticipation, so many aspects of life are integrated into the trilogy, references go from ancient times through the recent present. This trilogy plays on the mind and emotions strongly. Somehow the author has created a great novel trilogy about specifics, a trilogy which brings in the history of civilization.

The audio production is professional and polished; it heightens the understanding and impact.