The Mysteries of Montreal: Being Recollections of a Female Physician

A female physician recounts thirty years of practice in Montreal through interconnected memoir chapters and case narratives. She describes early professional struggles, medical emergencies and unusual births, and episodes involving abandoned or exploited women, bigamy, desertion, and encounters with marginalized groups. Each chapter functions as a stand-alone sketch that blends clinical detail with social observation, altering names to protect identities. The work pairs vivid incident accounts with reflective commentary on how poverty, gendered vulnerability, and private choices intersect to produce long-term personal and familial consequences.