Emily Joy

Dr. Emily Joy was not the much longed for kind of only child, rather, the ‘we never really planned on you, dear’ kind. She started life as an Airforce daughter in the Outer Hebrides, then moved to Singapore and back to the UK when her father crashed his aeroplane into a water buffalo.

She went to Edinburgh University Medical School with grand plans to save lives and discover sex. Instead she discovered squash, alcohol and the travel bug. She worked for two years in New Zealand, before becoming a GP in York. Soon she was dreaming of the world beyond her cosy back street surgery.

Perhaps two years in Sierra Leone with Voluntary Service Overseas would fulfil her goals?

Books:

Green Oranges on Lion Mountain

A very funny account of a woman’s conscience forcing her to do the opposite of what she wanted. Her only motivation was to loose weight and find a man! She faces war-torn Sierra Leone, an under funded hospital and very little chocolate or men!

The Accidental Optimist’s Guide to Life

The search by a professional mother looking for the Meaning of Life.

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