The Reverse Log at St. Luke's

About this book

At St. Luke's Medical Center, four older patients confront the uncertain distance between recovery and independence. Harold, a 76-year-old former postal worker with a steady gaze for the ward's smallest arrangements, records the charged routines of rehabilitation: therapy sessions, medication rounds, family conferences, and the silences that follow difficult calls. Alongside Margaret, a retired nurse unwilling to become a patient; Samuel, a widower rebuilding confidence after a fall; and Elena, a restaurant owner negotiating a dangerous heart rhythm, Harold faces a collective decision about an experimental mobility program. Told in reverse from that pivotal gathering, the novel gradually uncovers the choices, losses, and unexpected acts of care that brought them together.

Book details

Genres:

Drama, Medical Literary Fiction, Ensemble Character Study

Language:

en

Published:

2026-07-15

Content rating:

PG-13