Project Gutenberg 2010-06-17 Public domain in the USA. 101 Samachson, Joseph 1906 1980 Sterling, Brett Morrison, William Samachson, Joe Vidmer Vidmer, René Vidmer, Rene Bedside Manner Produced by Greg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net "Bedside Manner" by William Morrison is a science fiction novella written in the early 1950s. The narrative explores themes of identity, beauty, and the human condition through the lens of an extraordinary medical incident. The story centers around a woman who, after surviving a catastrophic spaceship crash, faces the harrowing reality of being physically reconstructed by an alien doctor who is unfamiliar with human anatomy. The plot unfolds as the protagonist, after waking up without her limbs and senses, learns she has been saved by a non-human race that operates far beyond the current capabilities of human medicine. As she undergoes treatment, she grapples with her new identity and the fear of becoming unrecognizable to her husband, Fred. Their conversations reveal their insecurities and complexities within their relationship, particularly regarding physical appearance and self-worth. Ultimately, the alien doctor succeeds in reconstructing both of them, but with surprising results; while she becomes beautiful, Fred's appearance is less favorable. The story concludes with a sense of acceptance as they realize their love for each other transcends their physical forms, introducing a profound contemplation of love and acceptance in the face of change. (This is an automatically generated summary.) http://www.gutenberg.org/files/32864/32864-h/images/cover.jpg en Science fiction Short stories Physicians -- Fiction Human-alien encounters -- Fiction Accident victims -- Fiction Beauty, Personal -- Fiction PS Text Browsing: Literature Browsing: Science-Fiction & Fantasy Browsing: Fiction 65061 65070 2024-09-14T04:51:11.732079 2023-09-14T09:43:47.309694 text/html text/html 61787 2021-01-06T18:38:55 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 147787 2021-01-06T18:38:55 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 155228 2024-09-14T04:51:14.269979 application/epub+zip 154273 2024-09-14T04:51:12.500074 application/epub+zip 87219 2024-09-14T04:51:11.999001 application/epub+zip 194376 2024-09-14T04:51:15.700995 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 186825 2024-09-14T04:51:13.911985 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 120243 2022-09-15T06:39:44.460052 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 56185 56089 2024-09-14T04:51:11.546008 2023-09-14T09:43:47.111698 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 56062 2021-01-06T18:38:55 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 21353 2021-01-06T18:38:55 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20128 2024-09-14T04:51:15.836004 application/rdf+xml 24338 2024-09-14T04:51:12.296051 image/jpeg 4248 2024-09-14T04:51:12.033051 image/jpeg 148111 2024-09-14T04:51:11.749034 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia