Shannon's Way
 First edition (US) | |
| Author | A. J. Cronin |
|---|---|
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
| Publisher |
Gollancz (UK) Little, Brown (US) Ryerson Press (Canada) |
Publication date | 1948 |
| Media type | Print (Hardback & Paperback) |
| Pages | 313 pp. (US hardback edition) |
| ISBN | 0-450-03313-9 |
Shannon's Way is a 1948 novel by Scots author, A. J. Cronin. It continues the story of Robert Shannon from Cronin's previous novel, The Green Years (1944).
Plot summary
Robert trains to be a doctor at the fictional Levenford Infirmary (Levenford is loosely based on Dumbarton), and falls in love with Jean Law, a young medical student belonging to the Plymouth Brethren who rejects him when she discovers that he has deceived her about his history and religion (he is a Roman Catholic). He develops an interest in a disease contracted from infected cows' milk, and devotes his spare time to researching it: it turns out to be brucellosis. Dr. Shannon contracts a nervous breakdown when he completes the project only to find that someone else has anticipated his results, and is nursed by and marries Jean.