Rough Sleepers

By Tracy Kidder,

Book cover of Rough Sleepers: Dr. Jim O'Connell's urgent mission to bring healing to homeless people

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NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • The powerful story of an inspiring doctor who made a difference, by helping to create a program to care for Boston’s homeless community—by the Pulitzer Prize–winning, New York Times bestselling author of Mountains Beyond Mountains

“I couldn’t put Rough Sleepers down. I am left in…

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1 author picked Rough Sleepers as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?

Tracey Kidder, Pulitzer prize-winning author of Mountains Beyond Mountains, is a master of nonfiction.

In his new book, Rough Sleepers, he tells the story of Dr. Jim O’Connell, a gifted, compassionate doctor who cares for Boston’s chronically homeless men and women. This book really opened my eyes to the complex reasons and conditions for people experiencing homelessness for long periods of time. And, like my book, it shows how one person can make a difference! 

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