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This is the story of a surgeon, Hiram McDowell, who had it all, but in getting there he commits wrongdoings, some of negligence, some criminal. He is generally power-hungry. His has some apparent plusses-- in the process he saves people’s lives; as an avid mountain climber he is physically fit; and he ‘cares’ for his children (although he is cold, calculating, and domineering). His demise begins when at his peak, a female journalist, Paige, is assigned to write his biography, and finds financial irregularities, callousness and rank falsehoods in his interpersonal stories. His drop is rapid. His grandson commits mass murder, and tries but fails to commit suicide, becoming a ‘vegetable’. Hiram visits, Jeremy dies, and circumstantial evidence leads to Hiram’s arrest and conviction of second degree murder, and twenty-five years in prison. Of course he was angry and revengeful, and he has his own justifications for Jeremy’s death.
Hiram escapes from prison after one year and seven months, and that starts his journey on the run to a meaningful life. He moves from State to State, climbing and hiding in mountains when necessary. But he feels the need for human connection. His daughter, Sophie is contracted to provide pictures to support Paige’s story about him. He finds a way to connect with Sophie. He begins writing a memoir on his life which turns out to be more of himself-as-victim. He meets Maud the Librarian, her husband and daughter, Selena. Maude spars and duels with him verbally getting him to face up to some of his qualities. His anger lessens. Maud tells him that he was avoiding who or what he was, and that this affected his writing. He is awestruck by the richness of Selena’s singing, which exposed him to his humanity.” In her singing, he experienced … “a feeling of unencumbered joy.” And when he left, “he missed Maud, Pops and Selena with an intensity that surprised him, and he thought of them often with warm memories.” A new person is being born.
He moves as is necessary to hide from the journalist and the police. Each stop is an adventure in coming face to face with himself, and with his talents other than surgery, which he freely shares. Many people feel that he’s on the run, but not a murderer, and so they embrace him. I felt warmth at the description of his encounter with Willie – the jostling introductions; the music; the kindness; and for his parting gift to Willie. And with Wynona, he admits to mistakes and adds: “I guess. I think we shape our heaven or hell by our actions on earth.” “We make our heaven and hell by how we influence the humanity we live in. How we contribute. How we integrate. How we build to make it better.” There is much irony in his final capture.
Paige found his writings and discovered that ‘with intellectual intensity, he searched for reasons for his decline and he looked to building a new life under a new identity completely separated from the past. He became a compassionate person in ways that were antithetical to his past.” Consequently, she “restructured the biography to emphasize his enlightenment to a new way of existing. I wanted the biography to reveal his revelations, not to simply detail his foibles and wrongdoings.”
This is a solid novel, emotional, educational and thought-provoking. The reader gets to see the humanity in the man who professed none before, only reluctantly to his family. The story is well written and compelling. The characters are all strong. I particularly liked Sophie, and her love and belief in her father. McDowell’s lessons are our lessons, even if we may not (as yet) have lost our own souls. **Last thought: This book would be excellent for Literary Appreciation in Senior High School English Literature Classes.


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McDowell edition by William H Coles Literature Fiction eBooks Reviews

Hiram McDowell is a mountaineer by choice and surgeon by profession. He is a survival from danger zone while returning after a climb from the summit. This is his story of achievement, negligence towards family life and a power-hungry man. He even did not think to give importance to his wife’s birthday Carole.
He used to live in a big house with his wife and children. Hiram was elected as Regent to the directors of International College of Surgeons lifted him above the sixty thousand surgeons in the world. But he desired to be president in order to do more in the healthcare and education sector. Hiram got the membership with the support of Michael O’Leary who is a key member of the college’s Board of Governor's executive committee and as decided Michael expected his appointment as executive director. However, on the induction day into the College Hiram announced Dr. Tom Gardner as Executive Director.
I like this novel because of the life-changing lesson that reader will get and the novel has the ability to affect us all in a positive way. The story is well written, compelling and giving full justice to all strong character.
It's not common to start a book and instantly dislike the main character, but this is exactly what happened when I started to read "McDowell." As you might expect, this book is about a man by the name of Hiram McDowell, a man who lived a life of privilege as a doctor. He seems to be respected in some ways, but in other ways, he is definitely someone I would want to be friends with. Eventually, he is suspected of a terrible crime, and was jailed, though ultimately escaped prison, and that's when his real journey commences.

"McDowell" definitely has a little bit of everything for readers. It's an interesting read, but it's also really long, and I did find myself struggling to keep picking it up, just because I felt like it went on and on. However, I will also say that the story kept my attention, and eventually, I found myself cheering for the main character, even though he's not extremely someone you might like.

I would recommend this book if you are looking for a novel that you can really sit back with, enjoy, and think about. I would say it's not for everyone, but I could see how some people would absolutely love it.
“McDowell” is a book about the road to redemption. The main character is a surgeon who – from the very first pages – we are encouraged to dislike. All of his life experiences, his behavior, his speech, and the way he presents…everything makes us shiver and hate him. Even root against him. It is not easy to create such disdain and the author is capable of pulling it off quite brilliantly.
Then tragedy strikes and the character’s life is completely destroyed. I’m not kidding if I say most of the readers will share a sigh of relief at this point. Karma exists! Hooray! And then, slowly but steady, the author immerses the readers in a story of forgiveness, of finding yourself on a road to redemption and embracing a meaningful life. The book is beautifully written, everything in a perfect tone, well-paced, allowing the readers to embark on this spiritual quest. Definitely, the author is very experienced in setting a great story.
This is the story of a surgeon, Hiram McDowell, who had it all, but in getting there he commits wrongdoings, some of negligence, some criminal. He is generally power-hungry. His has some apparent plusses-- in the process he saves people’s lives; as an avid mountain climber he is physically fit; and he ‘cares’ for his children (although he is cold, calculating, and domineering). His demise begins when at his peak, a female journalist, Paige, is assigned to write his biography, and finds financial irregularities, callousness and rank falsehoods in his interpersonal stories. His drop is rapid. His grandson commits mass murder, and tries but fails to commit suicide, becoming a ‘vegetable’. Hiram visits, Jeremy dies, and circumstantial evidence leads to Hiram’s arrest and conviction of second degree murder, and twenty-five years in prison. Of course he was angry and revengeful, and he has his own justifications for Jeremy’s death.
Hiram escapes from prison after one year and seven months, and that starts his journey on the run to a meaningful life. He moves from State to State, climbing and hiding in mountains when necessary. But he feels the need for human connection. His daughter, Sophie is contracted to provide pictures to support Paige’s story about him. He finds a way to connect with Sophie. He begins writing a memoir on his life which turns out to be more of himself-as-victim. He meets Maud the Librarian, her husband and daughter, Selena. Maude spars and duels with him verbally getting him to face up to some of his qualities. His anger lessens. Maud tells him that he was avoiding who or what he was, and that this affected his writing. He is awestruck by the richness of Selena’s singing, which exposed him to his humanity.” In her singing, he experienced … “a feeling of unencumbered joy.” And when he left, “he missed Maud, Pops and Selena with an intensity that surprised him, and he thought of them often with warm memories.” A new person is being born.
He moves as is necessary to hide from the journalist and the police. Each stop is an adventure in coming face to face with himself, and with his talents other than surgery, which he freely shares. Many people feel that he’s on the run, but not a murderer, and so they embrace him. I felt warmth at the description of his encounter with Willie – the jostling introductions; the music; the kindness; and for his parting gift to Willie. And with Wynona, he admits to mistakes and adds “I guess. I think we shape our heaven or hell by our actions on earth.” “We make our heaven and hell by how we influence the humanity we live in. How we contribute. How we integrate. How we build to make it better.” There is much irony in his final capture.
Paige found his writings and discovered that ‘with intellectual intensity, he searched for reasons for his decline and he looked to building a new life under a new identity completely separated from the past. He became a compassionate person in ways that were antithetical to his past.” Consequently, she “restructured the biography to emphasize his enlightenment to a new way of existing. I wanted the biography to reveal his revelations, not to simply detail his foibles and wrongdoings.”
This is a solid novel, emotional, educational and thought-provoking. The reader gets to see the humanity in the man who professed none before, only reluctantly to his family. The story is well written and compelling. The characters are all strong. I particularly liked Sophie, and her love and belief in her father. McDowell’s lessons are our lessons, even if we may not (as yet) have lost our own souls. **Last thought This book would be excellent for Literary Appreciation in Senior High School English Literature Classes.