Now available!
Kevin’s latest book, Jimmy McCarthy’s Truck, is now available through all major book sellers.
Jimmy McCarthy’s Truck
About the new book
Jimmy McCarthy’s Truck is a story about Frank and Alice; two people whose relationship is borne of age-related illnesses, and Kelly and Jimmy whose lives become intertwined while caring for them. Through Dr. Steven Payne, the author gives insight into the training, rewards and tribulations of a general surgeon practicing at a community hospital.
For the author, Jimmy’s truck presents a metaphor for the journey and evening trains for destinations unknown. Naturalist and writer Jack Phillips offered that “freedom and wildness are found by a particular way of walking that Thoreau refers to as ‘sauntering’, which is not walking for exercise or to reach a destination, neither is it aimless”. The journeys in this book don’t take the characters far from where they are first seen as they saunter through the ever-changing, often difficult, terrain they encounter.
The terrain covered in this book includes a diverse cast of characters with a menagerie of illnesses and life stories. It attempts to give insight into the care given them, and is a tribute to the characters themselves and to those who care for them.
About The Author
Born and raised in Rochester, Minnesota, Kevin Bjork spent his summers playing baseball and exploring the Zumbro River with his mixed breed spaniel. He met his wife Evelyn at Gustavus Adolphus College in St. Peter, Minnesota where he was a wildlife biology major. Two years later, he began medical school at the University of Minnesota, followed by a residency in general surgery at the Mayo Clinic.
He and Evelyn settled in Stillwater, Minnesota, where they raised their four boys, and where he has been practicing general surgery since 1990. A past president of the Minnesota Surgical Society and co-founder of the Metro Mercenaries Rugby Football Club and the Moosehead Wide Open Charity Golf Tournament, Kevin is currently serving on the board of Hospitalito Atitlan in Santiago de Atitlan in Guatemala where he has led surgical mission trips for over twenty years.
To book the author for an appearance, reading, signing, podcast, or to carry Jimmy McCarthy’s Truck in your independent store, contact info@kevinbjork.com.