Friday 11 November 2016

True Story - Dr James Barry Cape Town Launch


Dr James Barry
A Woman Ahead of Her Time
Michael du Preez and Jeremy Dronfield



The remarkable story of the extraordinary woman
who defied her times by living as a man


Lunch at Buitenverwachting Restaurant
Thursday 24 November at 12 noon for 12h30


Guest speaker, author Michael du Preez graduated from medical school in 1958 and went on to become a Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons. Since retiring in 2001, he has spent over a decade researching the life of Dr James Barry. He lives in Cape Town, South Africa.

Jeremy Dronfield is a writer, biographer and novelist. He lives in Ely, Cambridgeshire.

About the book
Dr James Barry: Inspector General of Hospitals, army surgeon, duellist, reformer, lady killer, eccentric. He performed the first Caesarean in Africa, was deported from St Helena and gave Florence Nightingale a dressing down in the Crimea. At home, he was surrounded by a menagerie of
animals, including a cat, a goat, a parrot and half a dozen small terriers. Long ago, in Cork, Ireland, he had also been a mother.

The amazing true story of Margaret Ann Bulkley, the young woman who broke the rules of Georgian society to become one of the most respected surgeons of the century. Her life became one long, audacious act of deception that saw her rise to positions no woman had ever reached
before, but it also left her isolated, even costing her the chance to be with the man she loved.



Chef Edgar Osojnik will be working his magic in the kitchen and Lars Maack’s elegant Buitenverwachting wines will delight.

The cost of the lunch is R300 per person inclusive.

Please call Sandy on 021 685 8016 or email sandybailey@tekomsa.net for more information.




Some UK reviews:

Irish Independent
‘Fascinating’

Daily Mail
'An astounding story – of obstinacy, ambition, genius, fearlessness and

pioneering feminism.'