『在车里缓慢而有力的撞着』介绍:MartinEllingham,aLondon-basedsurgeon,relocatestothepicturesqueseasidevillageofPortWenn,establishinghimselfasthearea’sgeneralpractitioner.HegrewupintheareahavingbeenraisedbyhisnowwidowedAuntJoanNorton.HisreasonsforleavingLondonandthehigh-paidlifeofaconsultantarenotclearinitiallybutrelatedtoaphobiahehasrecentlydeveloped.Hesoonmeetsseveralofthelocalsandeccentricityabounds.Martin’ssituationismademoredifficultbywhatcanonlybereferredasanalmostcompletelackofanacceptablebedsidemanner.Heisgruff,abruptandintolerant,notonlyinissuesrelatedtomedicine,buttolifeingeneral.Heandtheheadmistressofthelocalschool,LouisaGlasson,areclearlyattractedtoeachotheranddespitetheirawkwardness,slowlydeveloparelationship.